The Scientific Reinterpretation of Form

Norma Emerton

Published by Cornell University Press 1984

The Scientific Reinterpretation of Form

Norma Emerton

https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501734212

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The Scientific Reinterpretation of Form will be of particular interest to historians and philosophers of science, intellectual historians, and others concerned with the dynamic interaction between philosophy, theology, and science.

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Norma E. Emerton teaches for the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at Cambridge University.

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Owen Hannaway, Department of the History of Science, The Johns Hopkins University:

An impressively learned work on the history of science that skillfully sustains its themes through a detailed analysis of a broad range of many difficult and recondite texts.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
Foreword Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	7
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	9
List of Illustrations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	13
1. Form in the Mineral Kingdom Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	19
2. The Development of the Concept of Form after Aristotle Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	48
3. Mixtion and Minima: The Beginnings of a Corpuscular Approach to Form Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	76
4. Minima and Atoms: The Corpuscular Reinterpretation of Form Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	106
5. Atoms and Crystals: The Geometrical Approach to Form Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	126
6. The Development of Form in the Platonic Tradition Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	154
7. Spirit and Seed: The Chemical Reinterpretation of Form Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	177
8. Salt, Earth, and Universal Acid: The Material Embodiment of Form Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	209
9. The Form and Origin of Crystals Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	233
10. Primitive Form: The Heart of the Matter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	258
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	289
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	311

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Language: English
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Audience: General/trade;
Pages
- Main content: 320
Illustrations
- Other: 16 b&w halftones
Keywords: History; History Of Science

eBook

Published: June 30, 2019
ISBN: 9781501734212