Life Forms in the Thinking of the Long Eighteenth Century

Life Forms in the Thinking of the Long Eighteenth Century
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Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Total Pages : 279
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ISBN-13 : 9781442630246
ISBN-10 : 1442630248
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Download or read book Life Forms in the Thinking of the Long Eighteenth Century written by Keith Michael Baker and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life Forms in the Thinking of the Long Eighteenth Century is a unique reappraisal of Enlightenment thought on nature, biology, and the organic world.


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