The invisible world : early modern philosophy and the invention of the microscope /

Wilson argues that the discovery of the microworld - and the apparent role of living animalcula in generation, contagion, and disease - presented metaphysicians with the task of reconciling the ubiquity of life with human-centered theological systems. It was also a source of problems for philosopher...

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Prif Awdur: Wilson, Catherine, 1951-
Fformat: Licensed eBooks
Iaith:Saesneg
Cyhoeddwyd: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press ©1995.
Cyfres:Studies in intellectual history and the history of philosophy.
Mynediad Ar-lein:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv173f0wr