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The Problem of Life

An Essay in the Origins of Biological Thought

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  • © 1976

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Authors:
  1. C. U. M. Smith

    1. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Aston in Birmingham, UK

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiv
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  2. The Act of Imagination

    • C. U. M. Smith
    Pages 1-9

  3. Beginnings

    • C. U. M. Smith
    Pages 10-16

  4. The Palaeontology of Some Key Words

    • C. U. M. Smith
    Pages 17-26

  5. Miletus

    • C. U. M. Smith
    Pages 27-34

  6. The Italian Shore

    • C. U. M. Smith
    Pages 35-44

  7. Elea and After

    • C. U. M. Smith
    Pages 45-54

  8. The Timaeus

    • C. U. M. Smith
    Pages 55-66

  9. Aristotle: Metaphysics

    • C. U. M. Smith
    Pages 67-76

  10. Aristotle: Physical Sciences

    • C. U. M. Smith
    Pages 77-87

  11. Aristotle: Life Sciences

    • C. U. M. Smith
    Pages 88-101

  12. Athenian After-Glow

    • C. U. M. Smith
    Pages 102-118

  13. Alchemy

    • C. U. M. Smith
    Pages 119-125

  14. Mutation of the Paradigm

    • C. U. M. Smith
    Pages 126-139

  15. Escape from the Labyrinth

    • C. U. M. Smith
    Pages 140-158

  16. Descartes

    • C. U. M. Smith
    Pages 159-176

  17. Enlightenment

    • C. U. M. Smith
    Pages 177-195

  18. The Mechanisation of Physiology

    • C. U. M. Smith
    Pages 196-217

  19. The Romantic Reaction

    • C. U. M. Smith
    Pages 218-235

  20. The Origin of Species

    • C. U. M. Smith
    Pages 236-253
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Biological Sciences, University of Aston in Birmingham, UK

    C. U. M. Smith

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Problem of Life

  • Book Subtitle: An Essay in the Origins of Biological Thought

  • Authors: C. U. M. Smith

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-02461-2

  • Publisher: Red Globe Press London

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: C.U.M. Smith 1976

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIV, 343

  • Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave

  • Topics: Life Sciences, general

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