From Natural History to the History of Nature - Readings from Buffon and His Critics

This scholarly and conscientious book makes an important . . . contribution to the study and interpretation of Buffon, and so, too, to the Enlightenment generally. What Lyon and Sloan have done is present English texts under four headings, so that we have successively: a selection from Buffon's writings prior to the first (1749) volumes of his Histoire naturelle; pieces from these first volumes of 1749; immediate responses by the earliest critics, writing about the 1749 texts, and finally Hérault de Séchelles' essay on Buffon, Voyage a Montbard. Much of the material is in translations made by Lyon and Sloan themselves, and in many cases the texts are ones not previously translated into English. Moreover, at every turn Lyon and Sloan have provided highly informative notes and commentary. In a substantial and original introduction, they have discussed the nature of Buffon's natural history especially from an epistemological point of view." --Medical History

Über den Autor / die Autorin

John Lyon has taught in departments of history, great books, history and philosophy of science, humanities, liberal arts, language and literature, and education. He has served as educational consultant at two universities and held administrative posts in five. He has translated several works from French and published in the history and philosophy of science.
Phillip R. Sloan is professor emeritus in the Program of Liberal Studies and the History and Philosophy of Science Graduate Program at the University of Notre Dame.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: John Lyon
• Mitarbeit: John Lyon (Herausgeber), Phillip R. Sloan (Herausgeber), John Lyon (Übersetzung), Phillip R. Sloan (Übersetzung)
• Verlag: University Of Notre Dame Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 31.07.2017
• EAN: 9780268159740
• ISBN: 978-0-268-15974-0
• Seiten: 422
• Abmessung: 152 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Gewicht: 682 g
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Philosophie > Allgemeines, Lexika; Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Naturwissenschaften allgemein; Sachbuch > Philosophie, Religion > Philosophie: Allgemeines, Nachschlagewerke