Télécharger essai: Qui est Michel Serres?

Hosted by the Institut de France, the Michel Serres Foundation aims to "foster research and publications on the work of Michel Serres, as well as initiatives that put his thought into practice". In accordance with the philosopher’s wishes, the foundation has three...

This essay is a revised opening chapter from my eBook: Michel Serres and the Planetary Emergency. Click to download: Intro-Essay 2

Occasional Essay (1) Abstract The Global Justice Report was published in June 2026. The report sets out a vision for ‘global progress’ in this century that includes ‘human development and equality’ and  ‘planetary habitability’. The authors set out how full income...

Over the next year or so, I will be publishing in this blog occasional essays that apply Serres' philosophy to current social, cultural and political debates about the planetary emergency. The first is entitled The Global Justice Report Through the Lens of Michel...

The Global Justice Report by the World Inequality Lab (WIL) published this week tries to overcome the shortcomings of mainstream approaches to the planetary crisis, including the economic degrowth proposed by many ecologists. The authors define their  basic objective...

My eBook will be available to buy for free for five days from 18th May – 22nd  May 2026. Although aimed at a wide readership, the eBook will be of particular interest to those researching transformative politics, environmental humanities, more-than-human jurisprudence...

Jeremy Lent’s most recent book will be as inspiring as his previous works The Web of Meaning and The Patterning Instinct. The extensive promotion material for the forthcoming book on Eco-Civilisation suggests that it will repeat an assumption about the evolution of...

I have had a few warm words from academic colleagues but particularly pleased with this feedback from a curious more general reader. I really enjoyed the book and think it hits that target of being accessible. I have no background in philosophy and thought it was...

There are so many sites with valuable information, networks and opportunities to share ideas. The Fifth Element is a programme run by the Club of Rome that seeks 'to ask better questions for the future of humanity' . They aim to provide a platform 'to support people...