Vital matters : eighteenth-century views of conception, life, and death

Vital matters : eighteenth-century views of conception, life, and death / edited by Helen Deutsch and Mary Terrall.

Locating materialism within the larger history of ideas, Vital Matters examines how and why eighteenth-century scientists, philosophers, writers, and artists questioned nature and its animating principles.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Deutsch, Helen (Editor), Terrall, Mary (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2012]
Series:	Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:	1700-1799 Life (Biology) > Philosophy > History > 18th century. Matter > Philosophy > History > 18th century. LITERARY CRITICISM > General. NATURE > Reference. SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Biology. SCIENCE > Life Sciences > General. Life (Biology) > Philosophy Matter > Philosophy History
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Summary:	Locating materialism within the larger history of ideas, Vital Matters examines how and why eighteenth-century scientists, philosophers, writers, and artists questioned nature and its animating principles.
Physical Description:	1 online resource
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781442694354 1442694351
Language:	In English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:	Online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed Jan. 06, 2016).