The Problem of Animal Generation in Early Modern Philosophy

Justin E. H. Smith (Concordia University, Montréal), Michael Ruse

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Cambridge University Press
22 May 2006

History of Western philosophy; Human reproduction, growth & development; Philosophy of science

Series: Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology

In this volume Smith examines the early modern science of generation, which included the study of animal conception, heredity, and fetal development. Analyzing how it influenced the contemporary treatment of traditional philosophical questions, it also demonstrates how philosophical pre-suppositions about mechanism, substance, and cause informed the interpretations offered by those conducting empirical research on animal reproduction. Composed of essays written by an international team of leading scholars, the book offers a fresh perspective on some of the basic problems in early modern philosophy. It also considers how these basic problems manifested themselves within an area of scientific inquiry that had not previously received much consideration by historians of philosophy.

Edited by: Justin E. H. Smith (Concordia University Montréal)
Series edited by: Michael Ruse
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 756g
ISBN: 9780521840774
ISBN 10: 0521840775
Series: Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology
Pages: 472
Publication Date: 22 May 2006
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Justin Smith is assistant professor of philosophy at Concordia University in Montreal. A scholar of early modern philosophy, he has contributed to The Leibniz Review, History of Philosophy Quarterly, and the British Journal for the History of Philosophy.

Reviews for The Problem of Animal Generation in Early Modern Philosophy

This rich volume aims at helping historians to gain a fresh perspective on some of the basic problems of early modern philosophy, by studying how these problems manifest themselves in discussions of animal generation.... the volume can easily be recommended to historians of early modern philosophy and experts alike. --S a n d e r W. d e B o e r, Journal of the History of Philosophy