Georges Canguilhem

Georges Canguilhem
Born(1904-06-04)4 June 1904
Died11 September 1995(1995-09-11) (aged 91)
Alma materÉcole Normale Supérieure, University of Paris[2]
Era20th-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolContinental philosophy
French historical epistemology[1]
Anti-positivism
Doctoral studentsMichel Foucault, Gilbert Simondon
Other notable studentsFrançois Dagognet
Main interests
History and philosophy of science, historical epistemology, philosophy of biology, philosophy of medicine
Notable ideas
Revival of vitalism, dispositif
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Georges Canguilhem (/kɑːŋɡɪˈlɛm/; French: [kɑ̃ɡijɛm, kɑ̃ɡilɛm]; 4 June 1904 – 11 September 1995)[3] was a French philosopher and physician who specialized in epistemology and the philosophy of science (in particular, biology).

  1. ^ E. Reck (ed.), The Historical Turn in Analytic Philosophy, Springer, 2016: ch. 2.1.
  2. ^ At the time, the ENS was part of the University of Paris according to the decree of 10 November 1903.
  3. ^ Pierre Cassou-Noguès (3 September 2014). "The Philosophy of the Concept". In Leonard Lawlor (ed.). Phenomenology: Responses and Developments. Taylor & Francis. p. 217. ISBN 9781317546900.

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