{"product_id":"9781350143463","title":"Kielmeyer and the Organic World : Texts and Interpretations","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eKielmeyer and the Organic World\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCarl Friedrich Kielmeyer (1765-1844) was the   'father of philosophy of nature' owing to his profound influence on German   Idealist and Romantic Naturphilosophie. With the recent growth of interest in   Idealist and Romantic philosophy of nature in the UK and abroad, the   importance of Kielmeyer's work is being increasingly recognised and special   attention is being paid to his influence on biology's development as a   distinct discipline at the end of the eighteenth century. In  this exciting new book, Lydia Azadpour and   Daniel Whistler present the first ever English translations of key texts by   Kielmeyer, along with contextual and interpretative essays by leading international   scholars, who are experts on the philosophy of nature and the formation of   the life sciences in the late eighteenth century. The topics they cover   include: the laws of nature, the concept of force, the meaning of 'organism',   the logic of recapitulation, Kielmeyer and ecology, sexual differentiation in   animal life and Kielmeyer's relationship to Kant, Schelling and Hegel. In   doing so, they provide a comprehensive English reference to Kielmeyer's   historical and contemporary significance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“It is highly gratifying that at last for English readers the major contribution of Kielmeyer to the development of life science will be accessible and richly interpreted.  Excellent translations and commentary by the premier scholars in the field mark this as a landmark contribution.” —\u003ci\u003eJohn H. Zammito, Baker College Chair for History of Science, Technology and Innovation, Rice University, USA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“These probing interpretative essays place Kielmeyer's work in relation to the broader scientific and philosophical concerns of his time and demonstrate Kielmeyer's significance for the historicity of nature, epistemic questions facing natural inquiry, and understandings of the relationships of inorganic and organic nature. This timely edition marks a resurgence of interest in Kielmeyer and provides critical access to his work for Anglophone scholars.” —\u003ci\u003eJoan Steigerwald, Associate Professor of Humanities, Science and Technology Studies, York University, Canada\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781350143463\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40810023092430,"sku":"9781350143463","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_4a603176-8b44-4ba5-a352-5bfc70ec24ed.jpg?v=1642664167","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781350143463","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}