Spirits and Clocks Machine and Organism in Descartes |
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| Author:
| Des Chene, Dennis |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8014-3764-9 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2000 |
| Publisher: | Cornell University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $84.95 |
Book Description:
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Although the basis of modern biology is Cartesian, Descartes's theories of biology have been more often ridiculed than studied. Yet, Dennis Des Chene demonstrates, the themes, arguments, and vocabulary of his mechanistic biology pervade the writings...
Although the basis of modern biology is Cartesian, Descartes's theories of biology have been more often ridiculed than studied. Yet, Dennis Des Chene demonstrates, the themes, arguments, and vocabulary of his mechanistic biology pervade the writings...