This outstanding volume collects 18 essays on René Descartes’ L’Homme, the physiological treatise he wrote around 1632–33, which was published posthumously in 1662 in a Latin translation and in 1664 in the original French. These two editions vary significantly, and the text has had a tortuous history. In shedding new light on this history, the volume significantly contributes to the understanding of Descartes’ physiology and its position within his own philosophy of nature and early-modern medicine more broadly.

Descartes' treatise on man and its reception

Baldassarri, F
2018-01-01

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This outstanding volume collects 18 essays on René Descartes’ L’Homme, the physiological treatise he wrote around 1632–33, which was published posthumously in 1662 in a Latin translation and in 1664 in the original French. These two editions vary significantly, and the text has had a tortuous history. In shedding new light on this history, the volume significantly contributes to the understanding of Descartes’ physiology and its position within his own philosophy of nature and early-modern medicine more broadly.
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