The life sciences in early modern philosophy

This collection advances a recent historiographical turn towards the intersection of early modern philosophy and the life sciences by bringing together many of its leading scholars to present the contributions of important but often neglected figures, such as Ralph Cudworth, Nehemiah Grew, Francis G...

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Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press 2014, 2014
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This collection advances a recent historiographical turn towards the intersection of early modern philosophy and the life sciences by bringing together many of its leading scholars to present the contributions of important but often neglected figures, such as Ralph Cudworth, Nehemiah Grew, Francis Glisson, Hieronymus Fabricius ab Aquapendente, Georg Ernst Stahl, Juan Gallego de la Serna, Nicholas Hartsoeker, Henry More, as well as more familiar figures such as Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, and Malebranche
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9780199346240