The life sciences in early modern philosophy
This book advances a recent historiographical turn towards the intersection of early modern philosophy and the life sciences by bringing together many of its leading scholars to present the contributions of important but often neglected figures, such as Ralph Cudworth, Nehemiah …
Medieval technology and social change
by White, Lynn, jr.,, (Lynn Townsend)
fromA Galaxy Book
Although the body has been the focus of much contemporary cultural theory, the models that are typically applied neglect the most salient characteristics of embodied existence--movement, affect, and sensation--in favor of concepts derived from linguistic theory. In Parables for…
Should there be limits to the human alteration of the natural world? Through a study of debates about the environment agricultural biotechnology, synthetic biology, and human enhancement, Gregory E. Kaebnick argues that such moral concerns about nature can be legitimate but are …
