Spirits and clocks: machine and organism in descartes
Auteur :
Des Chene, Dennis
Éditeur :
Cornell University Press
ISBN :
9780801437649
Date de publication :
29 nov. 2000
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,5 x 1,9 cm
Poids :
907 g
Format :
Paper over boards
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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...