Diderot and the Metamorphosis of Species. Studies in Philosophy |
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| Author:
| Gregory, Mary |
| Series title: | Studies in Philosophy Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-281-08202-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2010 |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group
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| Imprint: | CRC Press |
| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $150.48 |
Book Description:
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In this study, Dr. Gregory examines how Diderot borrowed from Lucretius, Buffon, Maupertuis, and probability theory, and combined ideas from these sources in an innovative fashion to hypothesize that species are mutable and that all life arose randomly from a single prototype.
In this study, Dr. Gregory examines how Diderot borrowed from Lucretius, Buffon, Maupertuis, and probability theory, and combined ideas from these sources in an innovative fashion to hypothesize that species are mutable and that all life arose randomly from a single prototype.