PHILOSOPHER

France

Biography

A philosopher, Thierry Hoquet is an assistant professor at the University of Paris Ouest Nanterre la Défense. His field of research includes various aspects of life sciences from the 18th century to today, including their relationship to ethics and science fiction.
He has published various works on the 18th-century naturalists Buffon and Linné, and edited a special issue of the journal Critique dedicated to mutants (no. 709-710, June-July 2006). With Elsa Dorlin, he co-directed a project on the concept of “sex” in 20th-centry bio-medical science.
His work currently focuses on Darwin, cyborgs, and virility.