| Physiologia: Natural Philosophy in Late Aristotelian and Cartesian Thought Subjects: Physics -- Philosophy; Aristotle -- Influence; Descartes René 1596–1650 -- Influence; Philosophy Medieval; Philosophy of nature; Sixteenth-century Aristotelianism was the culmination of four centuries of commentary and criticism. Physiologia is one of the first books to provide an accessible and comprehensive guide to that tradition in natural philosophy. In an incisive and readable treatment, Dennis Des Chene illuminates the continuities and disruptions between... Dennis Des Chene is Professor of Philosophy at Washington University in Saint Louis. |