Academic Theories of Generation in the Renaissance: The Contemporaries and Successors of Jean Fernel (1497-1558)

by Linda Deer Richardson

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This volume deals with philosophically grounded theories of animal generation as found in two different traditions: one, deriving primarily from Aristotelian natural philosophy and specifically from his Generation of Animals; and another, deriving from two related medical traditions, the Hippocratic and the Galenic. The book contains a classification and critique of works that touch on the history of embryology and animal generation written...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:3319887572

ISBN13:9783319887579

Release Date:June 2019

Publisher:Springer

Length:301 Pages

Weight:1.04 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"

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