Harvey Breverman (1934-2024)

According to the Stanford Report, “Michel Serres is one of France's best-known public intellectuals. He has a regular radio spot, and publication of his books is an event.”  Born in 1930 in Agen, France, the philosopher is a “permanent visiting faculty member” at Stanford University where he teaches for a few weeks a year, then returns to his home in Paris. In describing his work, Cynthia Haven wrote: “Serres weaves the history of science, mathematics, thermodynamics, chaos theory, Balzac, Proust, Zola and Chateaubriand into his reflections. His thinking perhaps is better known for its roads than its destinations, whether he's discussing le tiers-instruit, the third element between antitheses, or the pervasive relationships between parasites and hosts in human affairs or bridges.” He is the author of 48 books. (written at the time of this acquisition in 1992)