Search results for " Philosophy and Sociology of Sciences"
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Boris Ephrussi and the Synthesis of Genetics and Embryology
1991
The career of Boris Ephrussi (1901–1979) presents a series of fascinating perspectives on the intellectual and sociological difficulties that plagued those who wished to reconcile genetics and embryology during the middle of this century (2–8). Ephrussi was born in a suburb of Moscow, but spent much of his working career in France, with important periods in the United States. He made major contributions to the rapprochement between genetics and developmental biology. His work, which we believe has been undervalued both by historians of biology and by subsequent generations of biologists, is worth studying for at least three reasons: 1. Throughout his long career, he sought an adequate causa…
The singular fate of Genetics in the History of French Biology, 1900-1940
1988
In this study we have examined the reception of Mendelism in France from 1900 to 1940, and the place of some of the extra-Mendelian traditions of research that contributed to the development of genetics in France after World War II. Our major findings are: (1) Mendelism was widely disseminated in France and thoroughly understood by many French biologists from 1900 on. With the notable exception of Lucien Cuenot, however, there were few fundamental contributions to the Mendelian tradition, and virtually none from about 1915 to the midthirties. Prior to 1900, Cuenot's work was already marked by a striking interest in physiological mechanisms; his physiological preoccupations played a consider…
Vin, santé, médecins et œnologues au XXe siècle
2019
André Richir, Anatomy assistant and moulder at the Alfort veterinary school in the 20th Century
2006
Biography of André Richir (1887-1962), one of the most famous anatomical moulders of the 20th Century, including information on his family, his training, his professional activities and his career at the Alfort veterinary school. An inventory of his works and a description of the techniques that he used, namely for anatomic mouldings.
Un exemple de réforme de l’administration municipale en Bourgogne sous Louis XVI : Toulon-sur-Arroux
2015
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Propositions pour une littérature d'investigation
2017
International audience; Le temps semble à l’alliance de la littérature et des sciences sociales. Mais les modalités en sont encore incertaines. Au lieu de considérer l’anthropologie comme une forme de littérature, on peut envisager la littérature comme une enquête. Cette « littérature d’investigation » se donne notamment pour objectif de documenter des formes de vie et de monter des dispositifs rendant compte d’aspects inaperçus de phénomènes sociaux. Elle occupe ainsi une position intermédiaire : elle se ménage à la fois une liberté et une créativité relatives vis-à-vis des protocoles d’enquête propres aux sciences sociales et une certaine méfiance pour un sens trop révérencieux envers la …
Au large des grands livres. À propos de : Franco Moretti, Distant Reading, Verso
2015
International audience; Théoricien incontournable de la littérature, Franco Moretti rassemble dans un livre non encore traduit en français dix articles prônant une révolution méthodologique des études littéraires. Plutôt que de lire, Moretti propose d’expérimenter avec la littérature.
La littérature en numérique. À propos de : Franco Moretti (dir.), La littérature au laboratoire, Ithaque
2017
International audience; Qu’apportent les big data à notre interprétation de Hugo, Balzac ou Flaubert ? Beaucoup, parce que les humanités numériques, loin d’accumuler mécaniquement des données sur les textes littéraires, changent notre rapport aux œuvres et notre manière de les lire.
Les ambitions de Claude Lévi-Strauss, de l’étude de la parenté à l’étude des mythes
2022
The Ambitions of Claude Lévi-Strauss, from the study of kinship to the study of myths.This chapter offers a general introduction to the work of Claude Lévi-Strauss and its reception. It was especially written for philosophy students and is part of a Humanities and Social Science textbook edited by Yohann Douet and Alexandre Feron.