Isabelle Stengers
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Isabelle Stengers is a Belgian philosopher of science known for her work on cosmopolitics, complexity, and collaborations with thinkers such as Ilya Prigogine and Bruno Latour.
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| Isabelle Stengers canonical | 3 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Isabelle Stengers Context triple: [Farrar, Straus and Giroux, hasPublished, Isabelle Stengers]
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Bruno Latour
Bruno Latour was a French philosopher, anthropologist, and sociologist best known for his work in science and technology studies and for developing actor-network theory, which rethinks the relationships between humans, nonhumans, and scientific knowledge.
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B.
Michel Serres
Michel Serres was a French philosopher and historian of science known for his interdisciplinary work linking science, literature, and philosophy, and for developing influential concepts about communication, networks, and complexity.
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André Latour
André Latour is a key supporting character in Alfred Hitchcock’s film "The Paradine Case," serving as the mysterious valet whose troubled relationship with the accused woman becomes central to the courtroom drama.
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D.
Sylviane Agacinski
Sylviane Agacinski is a French philosopher and feminist theorist known for her influential work on sexual difference, gender, and ethics.
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E.
Suzanne Déchevaux-Dumesnil
Suzanne Déchevaux-Dumesnil was a French tennis player and longtime partner and later wife of writer Samuel Beckett, known for her crucial support of his life and work.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Isabelle Stengers Target entity description: Isabelle Stengers is a Belgian philosopher of science known for her work on cosmopolitics, complexity, and collaborations with thinkers such as Ilya Prigogine and Bruno Latour.
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A.
Bruno Latour
Bruno Latour was a French philosopher, anthropologist, and sociologist best known for his work in science and technology studies and for developing actor-network theory, which rethinks the relationships between humans, nonhumans, and scientific knowledge.
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B.
Michel Serres
Michel Serres was a French philosopher and historian of science known for his interdisciplinary work linking science, literature, and philosophy, and for developing influential concepts about communication, networks, and complexity.
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C.
André Latour
André Latour is a key supporting character in Alfred Hitchcock’s film "The Paradine Case," serving as the mysterious valet whose troubled relationship with the accused woman becomes central to the courtroom drama.
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D.
Sylviane Agacinski
Sylviane Agacinski is a French philosopher and feminist theorist known for her influential work on sexual difference, gender, and ethics.
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E.
Suzanne Déchevaux-Dumesnil
Suzanne Déchevaux-Dumesnil was a French tennis player and longtime partner and later wife of writer Samuel Beckett, known for her crucial support of his life and work.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Belgian person
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author ⓘ philosopher ⓘ philosopher of science ⓘ |
| affiliation | Université libre de Bruxelles ⓘ |
| approach |
constructivist philosophy of science
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pragmatist philosophy of science ⓘ process philosophy ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Belgium ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Brussels
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linked to:
Brussels, Belgium
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| citizenship | Belgium ⓘ |
| coAuthorOf | Order Out of Chaos ⓘ |
| coAuthorWith |
Ilya Prigogine
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Philippe Pignarre ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Bruno Latour
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Ilya Prigogine ⓘ Philippe Pignarre ⓘ Vinciane Despret ⓘ |
| field |
complexity theory
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cosmopolitics ⓘ epistemology ⓘ history of science ⓘ philosophy ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ political philosophy of science ⓘ science studies ⓘ |
| influenced |
anthropology of science
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environmental humanities ⓘ political ecology ⓘ science and technology studies ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Alfred North Whitehead
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Bruno Latour ⓘ Gilles Deleuze ⓘ Ilya Prigogine ⓘ Michel Serres ⓘ |
| knownFor |
collaborations with Bruno Latour
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collaborations with Ilya Prigogine ⓘ concept of cosmopolitical proposal ⓘ critique of scientism ⓘ work on complexity ⓘ work on cosmopolitics ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| name | Isabelle Stengers ⓘ |
| nationality | Belgian ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Capitalist Sorcery
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Cosmopolitics I ⓘ Cosmopolitics II ⓘ
linked to:
Cosmopolitics I
In Catastrophic Times ⓘ La Nouvelle Alliance ⓘ Order Out of Chaos ⓘ Power and Invention ⓘ The Invention of Modern Science ⓘ Thinking with Whitehead ⓘ |
| occupation |
professor
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researcher ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| theoreticalConcept |
cosmopolitical proposal
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ecology of practices ⓘ slow science ⓘ |
| topic |
climate change and ecological crisis
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modernity and its critique ⓘ politics of scientific practices ⓘ relationship between science and democracy ⓘ |
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