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Per una lettura biologica del concetto di Spirit of Nature in Henry More
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- The article focuses on the context in which the concept of spirit of nature was elaborated by Henry More in an attempt to delineate the medical or biological background which, according to the interpretation here, he drew upon. In analyzing those parts where he describes the embryological and physiological role played by this immaterial vegetative principle, the Author stresses the importance of physicians and philosophers like William Harvey and Joan Baptista Van Helmont for More's elaboration of a theologically acceptable conceptual framework that denies any active role to matter and, at the same time, reasserts the pivotal role of final causation in Nature. Moreover, the ambiguity found in such authors from More's apologetic point of view is briefly outlined by examining the question of the natural perception of bodies, posed amongst others by a disciple of Harvey, Francis Glisson, and More's critical response to it. [Publisher's text].
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Rivista di storia della filosofia : LXXVII, 4, 2022-
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Code DOI : 10.3280/SF2022-004002
ISSN: 1972-5558
KEYWORDS
- Henry More, spirit of nature, vegetative soul, physiology, embryology, finalism
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