| Physiologia: The Artist and the Woman Contributor(s): Des Chene, Dennis (Author) |
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ISBN: 0801486874 ISBN-13: 9780801486876 Publisher: Cornell University Press OUR PRICE: $55.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2000 Annotation: Sixteenth-century Aristotelianism was the culmination of four centuries of commentary and criticism. Physiologia is one of the first books to provide an accessible and comprehensive guide to that tradition in natural philosophy. In an incisive and readable treatment, Dennis Des Chene illuminates the continuities and disruptions between medieval and modern philosophy and promotes a new understanding of the philosophical setting in which modern notions of science emerged. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Medieval - Science | History - Science | Cosmology |
| Dewey: 113 |
| Physical Information: 1.12" H x 6.16" W x 9.24" (1.41 lbs) 448 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Sixteenth-century Aristotelianism was the culmination of four centuries of commentary and criticism. Physiologia is one of the first books to provide an accessible and comprehensive guide to that tradition in natural philosophy. In an incisive and readable treatment, Dennis Des Chene illuminates the continuities and disruptions between medieval and modern philosophy and promotes a new understanding of the philosophical setting in which modern notions of science emerged. |
Contributor Bio(s): Des Chene, Dennis: - Dennis Des Chene is Professor of Philosophy at Washington University in Saint Louis. |
