Natur, Wissenschaft und die Kuenste / Nature, Science and the Arts / Nature, Science et les Arts
The Language of Life and Nature
Natur, Wissenschaft und die Kuenste / Nature, Science and the Arts / Nature, Science et les Arts
The Language of Life and Nature
This book paints a flowing picture of the relationship beween life and nature, through the evolution of a word - physiology. Today, it denotes a scientific discipline at the intersection of biology and medicine, signifying the «study of life».
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The interwoven conception of life and nature in Western thought is explored through the history of the word, physiology. The linguistic character of this word is traced, beginning with its pre-historic basis, developing into its construction in ancient Greek, and flowing into its modern-day usage in science and medicine.
