Vital Nourishment Departing from Happiness François Jullien; Translated by Arthur Goldhammer Cloth / November 2007 A philosophical inquiry into how to "feed life," or nourish it, draws from early Chinese thinker Zhuanghi to explore notions of breath, energy, and immanence. Price $25.95 | ADD TO CART
A Vital Rationalist Selected Writings from Georges Canguilhem François Delaporte (Ed.); Translated by Arthur Goldhammer Paper / February 2000 i>A Vital Rationalist brings together for the first time a selection of Canguilhem's most important writings, including excerpts from previously unpublished manuscripts and a critical biography by Camille Limoges. Price $28.95 | ADD TO CART
A Vital Rationalist Selected Writings of Georges Canguilhem Georges Canguilhem; François Delaporte (Ed.); Translated by Arthur Goldhammer Cloth / January 1994 Brings together for the first time a selection of Canguilhem's most important writings, including excerpts from previously unpublished manuscripts and a critical bibliography by Camille Limoges. Price $42.95 | ADD TO CART
The History of Yellow Fever An Essay on the Birth of Tropical Medicine François Delaporte; Translated by Arthur Goldhammer Cloth / February 1991 François Delaporte's History of Yellow Fever is a detective story whose protagonist is an idea rather than a person. OUT OF PRINT
Disease and Civilization The Cholera in Paris, 1832 François Delaporte; Translated by Arthur Goldhammer Paper / September 1989 Disease and Civilization explores the scientific and political ramifications of the great cholera epidemic of 1832, showing how its course and its conceptualization were affected by the social power relations of the time. Price $34.00 | ADD TO CART
Ideology and Rationality in the History of the Life Sciences Georges Canguilhem; Translated by Arthur Goldhammer Cloth / September 1988 Throughout his long career Canguilhem has been concerned with the way in which ideas originate and become transformed in scientific discourse, and with the role played by ideological factors in determining the direction if not the results of scientific work. This book collects his published essays of the 1970s. OUT OF PRINT
The Social Foundations of Industrial Power A Comparison of France and Germany Marc Maurice, François Sellier and Jean-Jacques Silvestre; Translated by Arthur Goldhammer Cloth / June 1986 The Social Foundations of Industrial Power challenges the theory of industrial convergence, which maintains that as societies become more modern, they develop increasingly similar industrial structures and industrial relations and "converge" to resemble a single model of the advanced industrial society. Price $60.00 | ADD TO CART
Disease and Civilization The Cholera in Paris, 1832 François Delaporte; Translated by Arthur Goldhammer Cloth / April 1986 Disease and Civilization explores the scientific and political ramifications of the great cholera epidemic of 1832, showing how its course and its conceptualization were affected by the social power relations of the time. OUT OF PRINT
Nature's Second Kingdom François Delaporte; Translated by Arthur Goldhammer Paper / March 1984 Nature's Second Kingdom charts the concepts and practices of eighteenth-century discourses on 'vegetality,' the 'whatever it is' which is peculiar to plants. OUT OF PRINT
Nature's Second Kingdom François Delaporte; Translated by Arthur Goldhammer Cloth / March 1982 Nature's Second Kingdom charts the concepts and practices of eighteenth-century discourses on 'vegetality,' the 'whatever it is' which is peculiar to plants. OUT OF PRINT
