Vitalism and the Scientific Image in Post-Enlightenment Life Science, 1800-2010 (Hardcover, 2012)

Vitalism is understood as impacting the history of the life sciences, medicine and philosophy, representing an epistemological challenge to the dominance of mechanism over the last 200 years, and partly revived with organicism in early theoretical biology. The contributions in this volume portray the history of vitalism from the end of the Enlightenment to the modern day, suggesting some reassessment of what it means both historically and conceptually. As such it includes a wide range of material, employing both historical and philosophical methodologies, and it is divided fairly evenly between 19th and 20th century historical treatments and more contemporary analysis. This volume presents a significant contribution to the current literature in the history and philosophy of science and the history of medicine.

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	History, Philosophy and Theory of the Life Sciences, 2
Release date:	June 2013
First published:	2013
Editors:	Sebastian Normandin • Charles T. Wolfe
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	377
Edition:	2012
ISBN-13:	978-9400724440
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > General Books > Medicine > General issues > History of medicine Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Philosophy of science Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science Books > Philosophy > General
LSN:	9400724446
Barcode:	9789400724440

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