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- Human and Animal Cognition in Early Modern Philosophy and Medicine
- Book
- 2017
- Published by: University of Pittsburgh Press
summary
From the sixteenth to the eighteenth century, new anatomical investigations of the brain and the nervous system, together with a renewed interest in comparative anatomy, allowed doctors and philosophers to ground their theories on sense perception, the emergence of human intelligence, and the soul/body relationship in modern science. They investigated the anatomical structures and the physiological processes underlying the rise, differentiation, and articulation of human cognitive activities, and looked for the “anatomical roots” of the specificity of human intelligence when compared to other forms of animal sensibility.
This edited volume focuses on medical and philosophical debates on human intelligence and animal perception in the early modern age, providing fresh insights into the influence of medical discourse on the rise of modern philosophical anthropology. Contributions from distinguished historians of philosophy and medicine focus on sixteenth-century zoological, psychological, and embryological discourses on man; the impact of mechanism and comparative anatomy on philosophical conceptions of body and soul; and the key status of sensibility in the medical and philosophical enlightenment.
This edited volume focuses on medical and philosophical debates on human intelligence and animal perception in the early modern age, providing fresh insights into the influence of medical discourse on the rise of modern philosophical anthropology. Contributions from distinguished historians of philosophy and medicine focus on sixteenth-century zoological, psychological, and embryological discourses on man; the impact of mechanism and comparative anatomy on philosophical conceptions of body and soul; and the key status of sensibility in the medical and philosophical enlightenment.
Table of Contents
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- Introduction
- pp. 1-14
- 14. Cabanis & the Order of Interaction
- pp. 236-245
- Bibliography
- pp. 317-342
- Contributors
- pp. 343-346
- Back flap, Back Cover
- pp. 355-356
Additional Information
ISBN
9780822982371
Related ISBN(s)
9780822944720
MARC Record
OCLC
991581409
Pages
364
Launched on MUSE
2017-06-28
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2017