Abstract
This paper outlines some of the central features of the approach to historical epistemology developed by Georges Canguilhem and argues for their contemporary significance in relation to recent changes in the life sciences. It develops this in relation to three lines of enquiry. The first concerns the specific characteristics of scientific reason. The second concerns the relations between knowledge of life and life itself. The third concerns the role that historical work on scientific reason can play within contemporary critical thought. In each area it proposes some developments of Canguilhem's approach, and illustrates this with examples from biology, medicine and psychology.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 154-170 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Economy and Society |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 2-3 |
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| Publication status | Published - May 1998 |
| Externally published | Yes |