The invisible world : early modern philosophy and the invention of the microscope /
Wilson argues that the discovery of the microworld - and the apparent role of living animalcula in generation, contagion, and disease - presented metaphysicians with the task of reconciling the ubiquity of life with human-centered theological systems. It was also a source of problems for philosopher...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
©1995.
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Colección: | Studies in intellectual history and the history of philosophy.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Science and Protoscience
- 2. The Subtlety of Nature
- 3. Instruments and Applications
- 4. Preexistent and Emergent Form
- 5. Animalcula and the Theory of Animate Contagion
- 6. The Philosophers and the Microscope
- 7. The Microscope Superfluous and Uncertain
- 8. Truths and Appearances.