Eighteenth-Century Vitalism
Eighteenth-Century Vitalism
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This book offers an important account of the relationship between science and culture in the eighteenth century. It examines the 'vitalist' turn in physiology and natural philosophy, and its presence and effect in the burgeoning of philosophical and scientific inquiry of the Scottish Enlightenment, and the radical politics and culture of the 1790s.
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Eighteenth-Century Vitalism by C Packham
This book offers an important account of the relationship between science and culture in the eighteenth century. It examines the 'vitalist' turn in physiology and natural philosophy, and its presence and effect in the burgeoning of philosophical and scientific inquiry of the Scottish Enlightenment, and the radical politics and culture of the 1790s.
CATHERINE PACKHAM Lecturer in English at the University of Sussex, UK.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780230276185 |
| ISBN 10 | 0230276180 |
| Title | Eighteenth-Century Vitalism |
| Author | C Packham |
| Series | Palgrave Studies In The Enlightenment Romanticism And Cultures Of Print |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Year published | 2012-01-31 |
| Number of pages | 251 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |