| Diderot and the Metamorphosis of Species Contributor(s): Gregory, Mary (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138967688 ISBN-13: 9781138967687 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $56.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Metaphysics - Philosophy | Methodology - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern |
| Dewey: 194 |
| Physical Information: 0.49" H x 6" W x 9" (0.70 lbs) 232 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this study Dr. Gregory examines how Diderot borrowed from Lucretius, Buffon, Maupertuis, and probability theory, and combined ideas from these sources in an innovative fashion to hypothesize that species are mutable and that all life arose randomly from a single prototype. |