Roger S. The Life Sciences in Eighteenth-Century French Thought

Stanford University Press, 1998. — 806 p.Available for the first time in English, Roger's masterwork of intellectual history situates the life sciences within the larger context of French Enlightenment thought and the history of institutions.Frontmatter
Preface to the 1993 Edition
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the Original Edition
The End of the Renaissance, 1660-1670
The Medical and Scientific Spirit of the First Half of the Seventeenth Century
The Battle with Shadows
In Search of Clear Ideas
Conclusion to Part I
The Scientists' Philosophy, 1670-1745
The New Scientific Mentality
New Discoveries in Animal Reproduction
The Preexistence of Germs
Problems with Preexistence
Conclusion to Part II
The Philosophers' Science, 1745-1770
Precursors and Mavericks
Buffon
Resistance to the New Science
Conclusion to Part III
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Supplementary Bibliography
Index