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Kant's Organicism: Epigenesis and the Development of Critical Philosophy
Jennifer Mensch
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Description for Kant's Organicism: Epigenesis and the Development of Critical Philosophy
Paperback. Offers you an accessible portrait of Kant's scientific milieu in order to show that his standing interests in natural history and its questions regarding organic generation were critical for the development of his theoretical philosophy. The author provides a new understanding of much that has been otherwise obscure or misunderstood in it. Num Pages: 258 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 3JF; HPCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Offsetting a study of Kant's theory of cognition with a mixture of intellectual history and biography, Kant's Organicism offers readers an accessible portrait of Kant's scientific milieu in order to show that his standing interests in natural history and its questions regarding organic generation were critical for the development of his theoretical philosophy. By reading Kant's theoretical work in light of his connection to the life sciences - especially his reflections on the epigenetic theory of formation and genesis - Jennifer Mensch provides a new understanding of much that has been otherwise obscure or misunderstood in it. "Epigenesis"- a term ... Read more
Offsetting a study of Kant's theory of cognition with a mixture of intellectual history and biography, Kant's Organicism offers readers an accessible portrait of Kant's scientific milieu in order to show that his standing interests in natural history and its questions regarding organic generation were critical for the development of his theoretical philosophy. By reading Kant's theoretical work in light of his connection to the life sciences - especially his reflections on the epigenetic theory of formation and genesis - Jennifer Mensch provides a new understanding of much that has been otherwise obscure or misunderstood in it. "Epigenesis"- a term ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
258
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226271514
SKU
V9780226271514
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About Jennifer Mensch
Jennifer Mensch teaches philosophy and the history of science and medicine at the Pennsylvania State University.
Reviews for Kant's Organicism: Epigenesis and the Development of Critical Philosophy
"A striking and radical rereading of the first Critique through the concept of 'epigenesis.'... Mensch's reading is bold and innovative, it deserves to be debated at length by Kant scholars." (Radical Philosophy Review)