The Problem of Animal Generation in Early Modern Philosophy

Book Overview

In this volume Smith examines the early modern science of generation, which included the study of animal conception, heredity, and fetal development. Analyzing how it influenced the contemporary treatment of traditional philosophical questions, it also demonstrates how philosophical pre-suppositions about mechanism, substance, and cause informed the interpretations offered by those conducting empirical research on animal reproduction. Composed of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107407281
• ISBN13: 9781107407282
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 474 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"