{"product_id":"mechanism-domenico-bertoloni-meli-9780822945475","title":"Mechanism: A Visual, Lexical, and Conceptual History","description":"The mechanical philosophy first emerged as a leading player on the intellectual scene in the early modern period--seeking to explain all natural phenomena through the physics of matter and motion--and the term \u003ci\u003emechanism\u003c\/i\u003e was coined. Over time, natural phenomena came to be understood through machine analogies and explanations and the very word \u003ci\u003emechanism\u003c\/i\u003e, a suggestive and ambiguous expression, took on a host of different meanings. Emphasizing the important role of key ancient and early modern protagonists, from Galen to Robert Boyle, this book offers a historical investigation of the term mechanism from the late Renaissance to the end of the seventeenth century, at a time when it was used rather frequently in complex debates about the nature of the notion of the soul. In this rich and detailed study, Domenico Bertoloni Meli\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003efocuses on strategies for discussing the notion of mechanism in historically sensitive ways; the relation between mechanism, visual representation, and anatomy; the usage and meaning of the term in early modern times; and Marcello Malpighi and the problems of fecundation and generation, among the most challenging topics to investigate from a mechanistic standpoint.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Domenico Bertoloni Meli\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0822945479\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780822945475\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Pittsburgh Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/02\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2019","brand":"Domenico Bertoloni Meli","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44072825127167,"sku":"9780822945475","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c534eb0b-4b68-48ea-8b33-1cbc58ee442e.jpg?v=1685444149","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mechanism-domenico-bertoloni-meli-9780822945475","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}