Physiologia: The Artist and the Woman

by Dennis Des Chene

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801486874
• ISBN13: 9780801486876
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher