Isabelle Stengers Quotes on Knowledge
Isabelle Stengers is a Belgian philosopher of science, originally trained as a chemist, and a leading interpreter of Alfred North Whitehead and Ilya Prigogine, with whom she co-authored Order Out of Chaos. This page collects quotes attributed to Isabelle Stengers on the topic of knowledge, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Isabelle Stengers:
“We must learn to think slowly, in catastrophic times.”
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Attributed to Isabelle Stengers:
“Another science is possible: a slow science.”
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Attributed to Isabelle Stengers:
“Cosmopolitics calls for a hesitation that resists the verdicts of the experts.”
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Attributed to Isabelle Stengers:
“Every practice carries with it its own demands and its own obligations.”