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Animal And Vegetable Physiology, Considered With Reference To Natural Theology (Volume I)

Animal And Vegetable Physiology, Considered With Reference To Natural Theology (Volume I)

Peter Mark Roget

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2021
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Filosofía social y política
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9789354541353
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Life is not merely described in these pages; it is weighed, compared, and made to speak. Anatomy serves a larger awe. In Animal And Vegetable Physiology, Considered With Reference To Natural Theology (Volume I), Peter Mark Roget joins meticulous observation with the Victorian hunger to find meaning in nature, shaping a natural theology treatise that reads with the clarity of a comparative physiology textbook.Written in early Victorian Britain as part of the Bridgewater Treatise collection, this landmark of 19th century natural philosophy sets out the animal physiology fundamentals and plant physiology fundamentals then emerging into modern science, and asks what they suggest about the argument from design. Roget, better known today for his Thesaurus, proves equally gifted at explanation: he traces the organisation, functions, and interdependence of living systems in a way that rewards curious lay readers, students of physiology, and anyone pursuing a history of science study. For collectors, it stands in lively conversation with William Paley natural theology and the wider debates that shaped British thought.Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Whether you come for classic scientific prose, for the intellectual drama of faith and evidence, or for a handsome facsimile reprint edition of a foundational text, Roget offers a work to return to, and to keep. It belongs on the shelf beside classic theology and early science.

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