The artificial and the natural : an evolving polarity /

Notions of nature and art as they have been defined and redefined in Western culture, from the Hippocratic writers and Aristotle of Ancient Greece to nineteenth-century chemistry and twenty-first century biomimetics.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Bensaude-Vincent, Bernadette, Newman, William R., 1955-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2007.
Series:Dibner Institute studies in the history of science and technology
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Notions of nature and art as they have been defined and redefined in Western culture, from the Hippocratic writers and Aristotle of Ancient Greece to nineteenth-century chemistry and twenty-first century biomimetics.
Physical Description:1 online resource (vi, 331 pages) : illustrations.
ISBN:9780262268172
0262268175
9780262026208
0262026201
9781435606005
1435606000
1282099116
9781282099111
DOI:10.7551/mitpress/7488.001.0001