André Pichot (born in 1950) is a researcher in
Epistemology
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and
History of Science
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, based at
CNRS
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in
Strasbourg
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. He was a pupil of
Georges Canguilhem. He is known in
France
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for his critical writings on issues related to
genetics
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, in particular the influence modern biology has had on ideologies supporting
eugenics
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.
Bibliography
Books
* ''Éléments pour une théorie de la biologie'', éd. Maloine, 1980.
* ''La naissance de la science'', Tome I. ''Mésopotamie, égypte'', Tome II. ''Grèce présocratique'', éd. Gallimard, coll. Folio/Essai n°154 et 155, 1991.
* ''Petite phénoménologie de la connaissance'', éd. Aubier, 1991.
* ''Histoire de la notion de vie'', éd. Gallimard, coll. TEL, 1993.
* ''L’eugénisme, ou les généticiens saisis par la philanthropie'', éd. Hatier, coll. Optiques, 1995.
* ''Histoire de la notion de gène'', éd. Flammarion, coll. Champs, 1999.
* ''La société pure : de Darwin à Hitler'', éd. Flammarion, 2000 (coll. Champ, 2001). Translated in English as ''The Pure Society - from Darwin to Hitler'', Verso Books, 2009.
Scientific Articles
* ''The strange object of biology'', article de la revue ''Fundamenta Scientae'', vol.8, n°1, 1987.
* ''De la "natura medicatrix" à l’organisme en panne'', article de la revue ''La Recherche'' n°281, supp. "La santé et ses métamorphoses", novembre 1995.
* ''Sur la notion de programme génétique'', article de la revue ''Philosophia Scientae'', vol.6, n°1, 2002.
Articles for the press
* ''Hérédité et évolution (l’inné et l’acquis en biologie)'', article de la revue ''Esprit'' juin 1996.
* ''Racisme et biologie'', article du journal ''Le Monde'' du 4 octobre 1996.
* ''Des biologistes et des races'', article de la revue ''La Recherche'' n° 295, février 1997.
* ''Dolly la clonesse, ou les dangers de l'insignifiance'', article du journal ''Le Monde'' du 5 mars 1997.
* ''Darwinisme, altruisme et radotage'', article du journal ''Le Monde'' du 3 juillet 1998.
* ''Petites devinettes pour Fukuyama'', article du journal ''Le Monde'' du 22 juin 1999.
* ''La génétique est une science sans objet'', article de la revue ''Esprit'', mai 2001.
* ''Clonage : Frankenstein ou Pieds-Nickelés ?'', article du journal ''Le Monde'' du 30 novembre 2001.
* ''Qui se souvient de M. J. ?'', article du journal ''Le Monde'' du 28 décembre 2002.
* ''Mémoire pour rectifier les jugements du public sur la révolution biologique'', article de la revue ''Esprit'', aout-septembre 2003.
External links
Academic book review of "Histoire de la notion de gène"
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Living people
CNRS scientists
1950 births