Georges Canguilhem Philosopher

Georges Canguilhem (French: [kɑ̃ɡilɛm]; 4 June 1904 – 11 September 1995) was a French philosopher and physician who specialized in epistemology and the philosophy of science (in particular, biology).

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Birth date	June 04, 1904
Birth place	Aude , Bar-sur-Aube , Castelnaudary
Date of death	September 11, 1995
Place of death	Marly-le-Roi
Era	20th-century philosophy
Main interest	History and philosophy of science Philosophy of biology Philosophy of healthcare Historical epistemology

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influenced	Gilles Deleuze Michel Foucault Louis Althusser François Dagognet Pierre Bourdieu Dominique Lecourt Jacques-Alain Miller Arnold Davidson
influenced by	Henri Bergson Gaston Bachelard Émile Chartier Kurt Goldstein Claude Bernard
philosophical school	Rationalism Vitalism Antipositivism
region	Western philosophy