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Nature's second kingdom: Explorations of vegetality in the eighteenth century

François Delaporte

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Description:Nature's Second Kingdom charts the concepts and practices of eighteenth-century discourses on 'vegetality, ' the 'whatever it is' which is peculiar to plants."Review:" It is an interesting and imaginative way of formulating a historical problem, and it shows us once again the intellectual fertility of the traditions inspired by Canguilhem and Foucault... (The book) is not an introduction to eighteenth-century botany but a sensitive examination of a particular aspect of natural philosophy, and one which is alive to the metaphysical and epistemological nuances of the sources." - "Annals of Science" " This is a highly original study of great interest. It explores a subject and a time period that have been seriously under-represented in the history of science. Furthermore, in its special attention to the way in which particular investigators sought to understand the nature of plants by drawing on contemporary knowledge concerning animals, it illuminates the complex question of the role of analogies in scientific thought." - Richard W. Burkhardt, Jr., "Isis" & quot; It is an interesting and imaginative way of formulating a historical problem, and it shows us once again the intellectual fertility of the traditions inspired by Canguilhem and Foucault... (The book) is not an introduction to eighteenth-century botany but a sensitive examination of a particular aspect of natural philosophy, and one which is alive to the metaphysical and epistemological nuances of the sources.& quot; - Annals of Science & quot; This is a highly original study of great interest. It explores a subject and a time period that have been seriously under-represented in the history of science. Furthermore, in its special attention to the way in which particular investigators sought to understand the nature of plants by drawing on contemporary knowledge concerning animals, it illuminates the complex question of the role of analogies in scientific thought.& quot; - Richard W. Burkhardt, Jr., Isis "This is a highly original study of great interest. It explores a subject and a time period that have been seriously under-represented in the history of science. Furthermore, in its special attention to the way in which particular investigators sought to understand the nature of plants by drawing on contemporary knowledge concerning animals, it illuminates the complex question of the role of analogies in scientific thought."- Richard W. Burkhardt, Jr., "Isis" "It is an interesting and imaginative way of formulating a historical problem, and it shows us once again the intellectual fertility of the traditions inspired by Canguilhem and Foucault... (The book) is not an introduction to eighteenth-century botany but a sensitive examination of a particular aspect of natural philosophy, and one which is alive to the metaphysical and epistemological nuances of the sources."- "Annals of Science"We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Nature's second kingdom: Explorations of vegetality in the eighteenth century. To get started finding Nature's second kingdom: Explorations of vegetality in the eighteenth century, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Nature's Second Kingdom charts the concepts and practices of eighteenth-century discourses on 'vegetality, ' the 'whatever it is' which is peculiar to plants."Review:" It is an interesting and imaginative way of formulating a historical problem, and it shows us once again the intellectual fertility of the traditions inspired by Canguilhem and Foucault... (The book) is not an introduction to eighteenth-century botany but a sensitive examination of a particular aspect of natural philosophy, and one which is alive to the metaphysical and epistemological nuances of the sources." - "Annals of Science" " This is a highly original study of great interest. It explores a subject and a time period that have been seriously under-represented in the history of science. Furthermore, in its special attention to the way in which particular investigators sought to understand the nature of plants by drawing on contemporary knowledge concerning animals, it illuminates the complex question of the role of analogies in scientific thought." - Richard W. Burkhardt, Jr., "Isis" & quot; It is an interesting and imaginative way of formulating a historical problem, and it shows us once again the intellectual fertility of the traditions inspired by Canguilhem and Foucault... (The book) is not an introduction to eighteenth-century botany but a sensitive examination of a particular aspect of natural philosophy, and one which is alive to the metaphysical and epistemological nuances of the sources.& quot; - Annals of Science & quot; This is a highly original study of great interest. It explores a subject and a time period that have been seriously under-represented in the history of science. Furthermore, in its special attention to the way in which particular investigators sought to understand the nature of plants by drawing on contemporary knowledge concerning animals, it illuminates the complex question of the role of analogies in scientific thought.& quot; - Richard W. Burkhardt, Jr., Isis "This is a highly original study of great interest. It explores a subject and a time period that have been seriously under-represented in the history of science. Furthermore, in its special attention to the way in which particular investigators sought to understand the nature of plants by drawing on contemporary knowledge concerning animals, it illuminates the complex question of the role of analogies in scientific thought."- Richard W. Burkhardt, Jr., "Isis" "It is an interesting and imaginative way of formulating a historical problem, and it shows us once again the intellectual fertility of the traditions inspired by Canguilhem and Foucault... (The book) is not an introduction to eighteenth-century botany but a sensitive examination of a particular aspect of natural philosophy, and one which is alive to the metaphysical and epistemological nuances of the sources."- "Annals of Science"We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Nature's second kingdom: Explorations of vegetality in the eighteenth century. To get started finding Nature's second kingdom: Explorations of vegetality in the eighteenth century, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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