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“Ce qui porte l'oiseau c'est la branche et non les lois de l'élasticité. Si nous réduisons la branche aux lois de l'élasticité, nous ne devons pas non plus parler d'oiseau, mais de solutions colloïdales. À un tel niveau d'abstraction analytique, il n'est plus question de milieu pour le vivant, ni de santé, ni de maladie. De même, ce que mange le renard c'est un œuf de poule et non la chimie des albuminoïdes ou les lois de l'embryologie. Parce que le vivant qualifié vit parmi un monde d'objets qualifiés, il vit parmi un monde d'accidents possibles. Rien n'est par hasard, mais tout arrive sous forme d'événements. Voilà en quoi le milieu est infidèle. Son infidélité c'est proprement son devenir, son histoire.”

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The Normal and the Pathological

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Georges Canguilhem
Georges Canguilhem

Georges Canguilhem was a French philosopher born on June 4, 1904, and died on September 11, 1995. He is known for his contributions to the philosophy of life, medicine, and science. more

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