Romantic Conception of Life Science and Philosophy in the Age of Goethe

Name: Romantic Conception of Life Science and Philosophy in the Age of Goethe
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ISBN: 9780226712116

ISBN-10: 0226712117

ISBN-13: 9780226712116

Edition: 2004

Authors: Robert J. Richards

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List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 9/1/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 606
Size: 0.65" wide x 0.91" long x 0.13" tall
Weight: 1.892
Language: English

Michael Ruse is Lucyle T. Werkmeister Professor of Philosophy, Florida State University. The author of many books, including The Philosophy of Biology and Taking Darwin Seriously, he is also the founder and editor of the journal Biology and Philosophy. He has appeared on "Quirks and Quarks" and the Discovery Channel.



Illustrations


Acknowledgments


Prologue



Introduction: A Most Happy Encounter



The Early Romantic Movement in Literature Philosophy, and Science



The Early Romantic Movement



Schelling: The Poetry of Nature



Denouement: Farwell to Jena



Scientific Foundations of the Romantic Conception of Life



Early Theories of Development: Blumenback and Kant



Kielmeyer and the Organic Powers of Nature



Johann Christian Reli's Romantic Theories of Life and Mind, or Rhapsodies on a Cat-Piano



Goethe, A Genius for Poetry, Morphology, and Women



The Erotic Authority of Nature



Goethe's Scientific Revolution



Conclusion: The History of a Life in Art and Science



Epilogue



The Romantic Conception of Life



Darwin's Romantic Biology


Bibliography


Index