Sophie Gerber
Biographic Data
| ID | 4000796 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sophie Gerber |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sophie |
| FAMILY NAME | Gerber |
| SIGNATURE | GERBER S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Université de Bordeaux |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Plants as Machines
This paper elucidates the philosophical origins of the conception of plants as machines and analyses the contemporary technical and ethical consequences of that thinking. First, we explain the historical relationship between the explicit animal machine thesis of Descartes and the implicit plant machine thesis of today. Our hypothesis is that, although it is rarely discussed, the plant machine thesis remains influential. We define the philosophica…
Labelling Machines and Synthesizers
Museums of science and technology embody the potential to affect institutional change on issues of gender equality, actively shaping future practices. This article argues that alternative methods of storytelling, creative practice and collaboration with new partners are crucial in museum work; they both ensure representation and awareness of the diversity of gender and sexuality and promote the equality of marginalised groups. Using the Focus Gen…
Natur und Freiheit
Éthique et biodiversité
Les liens entre agriculture et biodiversité posent des questions éthiques à la recherche agronomique. Utilitariste, cette recherche qualifie certaines espèces de nuisibles ou d’utiles et les modifie pour les besoins de l’homme. Pouvons-nous nous autoriser à transformer, contrôler ou éradiquer les espèces qui nous entourent ? Les prouesses technologiques peuvent fasciner le chercheur mais offrent une puissance d’intervention qui renforce l’exigenc…
Küche, Kühlschrank, Kilowatt
Hoher Energie- und vor allem Stromverbrauch ist zu einem Problem geworden - aber wie konnte er zu einem bestimmenden Faktor westlichen Lebenswandels werden? Sophie Gerber widmet sich der Frage nach seiner Etablierung in privaten Haushalten zwischen 1945 und 1990 sowie der Rolle von elektrischen (Küchen-)Geräten und ihren Konsument_innen. Auf der Grundlage eines breitgefächerten Quellen- und Materialkorpus untersucht sie das Phänomen des rasant st…
Plants as Machines
This paper elucidates the philosophical origins of the conception of plants as machines and analyses the contemporary technical and ethical consequences of that thinking. First, we explain the historical relationship between the explicit animal machine thesis of Descartes and the implicit plant machine thesis of today. Our hypothesis is that, although it is rarely discussed, the plant machine thesis remains influential. We define the philosophica…
Küche, Kühlschrank, Kilowatt
Hoher Energie- und vor allem Stromverbrauch ist zu einem Problem geworden - aber wie konnte er zu einem bestimmenden Faktor westlichen Lebenswandels werden? Sophie Gerber widmet sich der Frage nach seiner Etablierung in privaten Haushalten zwischen 1945 und 1990 sowie der Rolle von elektrischen (Küchen-)Geräten und ihren Konsument_innen. Auf der Grundlage eines breitgefächerten Quellen- und Materialkorpus untersucht sie das Phänomen des rasant st…
Éthique et biodiversité
Les liens entre agriculture et biodiversité posent des questions éthiques à la recherche agronomique. Utilitariste, cette recherche qualifie certaines espèces de nuisibles ou d’utiles et les modifie pour les besoins de l’homme. Pouvons-nous nous autoriser à transformer, contrôler ou éradiquer les espèces qui nous entourent ? Les prouesses technologiques peuvent fasciner le chercheur mais offrent une puissance d’intervention qui renforce l’exigenc…
Natur und Freiheit
Labelling Machines and Synthesizers
Museums of science and technology embody the potential to affect institutional change on issues of gender equality, actively shaping future practices. This article argues that alternative methods of storytelling, creative practice and collaboration with new partners are crucial in museum work; they both ensure representation and awareness of the diversity of gender and sexuality and promote the equality of marginalised groups. Using the Focus Gen…
Plants as Machines
This paper elucidates the philosophical origins of the conception of plants as machines and analyses the contemporary technical and ethical consequences of that thinking. First, we explain the historical relationship between the explicit animal machine thesis of Descartes and the implicit plant machine thesis of today. Our hypothesis is that, although it is rarely discussed, the plant machine thesis remains influential. We define the philosophica…
Political science (4 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Humanities (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · 20th century (1 work) · African Botany and Ecology Studies (1 work) · Agriculture and Rural Development Research (1 work) · Animal and Plant Science Education (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work)