The Problem of Animal Generation in Early Modern Philosophy

Examines the early modern science of generation, which included the study of animal conception, heredity, and fetal development. Analyzing how it influenced the... » 

Examines the early modern science of generation, which included the study of animal conception, heredity, and fetal development. Analyzing how it influenced the contemporary treatment of traditional philosophical questions, it also demonstrates the philosophical pre-suppositions about mechanism, substance, and cause. «