Title: The life sciences in eighteenth-century French thought
First published: 1997
Description: This masterwork of intellectual history has been widely acclaimed since its publication in 1963. Though its main focus is on the question of animal generation, it is broadly conceived and situates the life sciences within the larger context of French Enlightenment thought and the history of institutions.
Subjects: Biology, History, Philosophy, Biology, history, Biology, philosophy, Life sciences, Science, france, Science, history
Places: France
LC classification: QH305 .R5413 1997