Title The life sciences in eighteenth-century French thought / Jacques Roger ; edited by Keith R. Benson ; translated by Robert Ellrich

Published Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, ©1997

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Description 1 online resource (xliv, 760 pages) : portrait Contents pt. I. The End of the Renaissance, 1600-1670. 1. The Medical and Scientific Spirit of the First Half of the Seventeenth Century. 2. The Battle with Shadows. 3. In Search of Clear Ideas -- pt. II. The Scientists' Philosophy, 1670-1745. 4. The New Scientific Mentality. 5. New Discoveries in Animal Reproduction. 6. The Preexistence of Germs. 7. Problems with Preexistence -- pt. III. The Philosophers' Science, 1745-1770. 8. Precursors and Mavericks. 9. Buffon. 10. Resistance to the New Science Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 691-734) and index Notes English Print version record Subject Biology -- History Biology -- Philosophy -- History Biology -- France -- History Life sciences. Humanities. Physical sciences. Biology. Philosophy. Biological Science Disciplines Humanities Natural Science Disciplines Disciplines and Occupations Biology Philosophy biological sciences. humanities. physical sciences. biology. philosophy. Physical sciences Philosophy Life sciences Humanities Biology Biology -- Philosophy France Genre/Form History Form Electronic book Author Benson, Keith Rodney

Other Titles 880-01 Sciences de la vie dans la pensée française de XVIIIe siècle. English 880-01/(Q Sciences de la vie dans la pense⁺ѓe franc⁺ʹaise de XVIIIe sie⁺ђcle. English

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