Self-Generation: Biology, Philosophy, and Literature Around 1800

by Helmut Müller-Sievers

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The genealogy and function of epigenesis--the theory that organisms generate themselves under the guidance of a formative drive--provides a unique means of understanding the profound changes in philosophy, philosophy of language, and literature at the turn of the nineteenth century.

The book begins by describing how and why epigenesis came to replace the reigning model of biological origination, preformation--the theory that all organisms...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0804727791

ISBN13:9780804727792

Release Date:April 1997

Publisher:Stanford University Press

Length:236 Pages

Weight:1.00 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"

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