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A complete portrait of French philosopher Gaston Bachelard, who plumbed both science and imagination.

This is the first English biography of Gaston Bachelard, a philosopher who bridged the worlds of science and imagination. Raised in rural France, Bachelard served in the First World War, worked for the post office and pursued degrees in science and philosophy while teaching in his local school. His journey led to a professorship at the Sorbonne, where he influenced many prominent postwar French thinkers. Known as both a philosopher of science and author of works on the imagination inspired by the elements – earth, air, fire and water – Bachelard needed to negotiate a constant tension between science and poetry, calculation and dream. This biography provides a complete portrait of Bachelard, illuminating his struggles with the nature of knowledge itself.

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  1. Print length
    200 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Reaktion Books Ltd
  4. Publication date
    1 July 2025
  5. Dimensions
    15.6 x 3.3 x 23.39 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    1836390874
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1836390879
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'This brilliant and patient account of the life and writings of the pre-eminent mid-twentieth-century French philosopher illuminates themes of scientific reason and imaginative poetics that dominated Gaston Bachelard’s wide-ranging concerns. Steven Connor’s book offers an astute guide through the puzzles and seductions of a stylistic master whose work remains crucial to contemporary thought.' – Simon Schaffer, Emeritus Fellow, Darwin College, Cambridge

'In this first-ever biography of Gaston Bachelard in English, Steven Connor not only narrates Bachelard’s life, but presents and explains his works in an admirably accessible manner. This book is an excellent introduction to Bachelard, and a very good read.' – Cristina Chimisso, Professor of Philosophy at the Open University and author of Gaston Bachelard: Critic of Science and the Imagination

'Steven Connor's biography of Bachelard charts a riveting journey of this remarkable French thinker from postman and soldier to Professor at the Sorbonne and philosopher of imagination par excellence. It shows how Bachelard’s unique mind expressed a double fidelity to both rational science and poetic reverie. A creation combustion of images and ideas, to be greatly welcomed. The book is an intellectual delight.' – Richard Kearney, Charles B. Seelig Professor of Philosophy at Boston College

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Steven Connor is Professor of English and Director of Research of the Digital Futures Institute, King’s College London. He is the author of more than twenty books including The Madness of Knowledge (2019) and Dreamwork (2023), both published by Reaktion Books.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Reaktion Books Ltd
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ 1 July 2025
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ First Edition
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 200 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1836390874
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1836390879
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 470 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.6 x 3.3 x 23.39 cm
  • Best Sellers Rank: 703,046 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • Customer reviews:
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Steven Connor was born in 1955, and brought up in Bognor Regis, Sussex. He was at school at Christ's Hospital, Horsham and studied for a BA and DPhil in English at Wadham College, Oxford, from 1973 onwards, submitting his DPhil thesis, 'Prose Fantasy and Myth Criticism 1880-1900' in 1980. He took up the post of Lecturer in English at Birkbeck College, London, where he became Professor Modern Literature and Theory in 1994. He was also Academic Director of the London Consortium Graduate School in Humanities and Cultural Studies from 2003-2012. From 2012 to 2022, he was Grace Professor of English and Director of the Centre for Research in Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH) in the University of Cambridge. He moved to King's College, London, to become Director of Research in the Digital Futures Institute, in Jamuary 2023.

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