Matter and Form in Early Modern Science and Philosophy:
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Main Author: Manning, Gideon (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden BRILL 2012
Series:History of science and medicine library
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Item Description:Foreword; Notes on Contributors; Three Biased Reminders about Hylomorphism in Early Modern Science and Philosophy; Body, Soul and Anatomy in Late Aristotelian Psychology; Living Atoms, Hylomorphism and Spontaneous Generation in Daniel Sennert; Elective Affinity Before Geoffroy: Daniel Sennert's Atomistic Explanation of Vinous and Acetous Fermentation; Substantial Forms as Causes: From Suárez to Descartes; Mechanizing the Sensitive Soul; Descartes and His Critics on Matter and Form: Atomism and Individuation
'Spirit is a Stomach': The Iatrochemical Roots of Leibniz's Theory of Corporeal SubstanceLeibnizian Hylomorphism; Index of Names
Bringing together an international team of historians of science and philosophy to discuss the fate of matter and form, this volume shows how disputes about matter and form spurred innovation as well as conservatism in early modern science and philosophy
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (258 pages)
ISBN:900422114X
9789004221147

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