Spirits and Clocks

by Dennis Des Chene

Book Overview

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 of many seventeenth-century authors. In his illuminating account of Cartesian physiology in its historical context, Des Chene focuses on the philosopher's innovative reworking of that field, including...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801437644
• ISBN13: 9780801437649
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher