Despite being one of France-s most enduring and popular philosophers, Branches is the first English translation of what has been identified as Michel Serres- key text on humanism. In attempting to reconcile humanity and nature, Serres examines how human history -branches- off from its origin story. Using the metaphor of a branch springing from the stem and arguing that the branch-s originality derives its format, Serres identifies dogmatic philosophy as the stem, while philosophy as the branch represents its inventive, shape-shifting, or interdisciplinary elements. In Branches, Serres provides a unique reading of the history of thought and removes the barriers between science, culture, art and religion. His fluency and this fluidity of subject matter combine here to make a book suitable for students of Continental philosophy, post-humanism, the medical humanities and philosophical science, while providing any reader with a wider understanding of the world in which they fi
