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Van Helmont's theories on the nature of life, biological time, physiology and disease, the structure of matter, and the processes of chemical change are rendered obscure by Renaissance his tendency to mysticism. This intellectual biography, the culmination of many years of reflection on the topics discusses, illuminates Van Helmont's creative insights.

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Preface; Abbreviations; 1. The life of Van Helmont in the light of his endeavour; 2. New aims: the hunt for perfect knowledge; 3. The nature of nature; 4. Biological ideas; 5. The ontological conception of disease; 6. Final assessment; Bibliography of Van Helmont; Index.

Joan Baptista Van Helmont

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 6/27/2002 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780521526555, 978-0521526555
      ISBN10: 0521526558
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      Chemistry History of science

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Van Helmont's theories on the nature of life, biological time, physiology and disease, the structure of matter, and the processes of chemical change are rendered obscure by Renaissance his tendency to mysticism. This intellectual biography, the culmination of many years of reflection on the topics discusses, illuminates Van Helmont's creative insights.

      Table of Contents
      Preface; Abbreviations; 1. The life of Van Helmont in the light of his endeavour; 2. New aims: the hunt for perfect knowledge; 3. The nature of nature; 4. Biological ideas; 5. The ontological conception of disease; 6. Final assessment; Bibliography of Van Helmont; Index.

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