On machines and organisms. Canguilhem and the disguised aspects of Cartesian animal-machine
The purpose of this article is to discuss Canguilhem’s approach of Cartesian biology. More than a simple textual criticism, Canguilhem aims to demonstrate how, through the mechanical representation of the organism, a machine whose performance depends exclusively on the arrangement of its organs, Des...
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| Language: | Portuguese |
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Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio)
2018-04-01
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| Series: | O Que Nos Faz Pensar |
| Online Access: | http://www.oquenosfazpensar.fil.puc-rio.br/index.php/oqnfp/article/view/575 |