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Promethean ambitions [[electronic resource] ] : alchemy and the quest to perfect nature / / William R. Newman
| Promethean ambitions [[electronic resource] ] : alchemy and the quest to perfect nature / / William R. Newman |
| Autore | Newman William Royall |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (351 p.) |
| Disciplina | 509.024 |
| Soggetto topico |
Science, Renaissance
Alchemy - History Arts, Renaissance |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-93285-3
9786612932854 0-226-57713-9 |
| Classificazione | VB 2330 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on terminology -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: From Alchemical Gold to Synthetic Humans: The Problem of the Artificial and the Natural -- Chapter One. Imitating, Challenging, and Perfecting Nature: The Arts and Alchemy in European Antiquity -- Chapter Two. Alchemy and the Art-Nature Debate -- Chapter Three. The Visual Arts and Alchemy -- Chapter Four. Artificial Life and the Homunculus -- Chapter Five. The Art-Nature Debate and the Issue of Experiment -- Afterword. Further Ramifications of the Art-Nature Debate -- References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459463703321 |
Newman William Royall
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| Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Promethean ambitions [[electronic resource] ] : alchemy and the quest to perfect nature / / William R. Newman
| Promethean ambitions [[electronic resource] ] : alchemy and the quest to perfect nature / / William R. Newman |
| Autore | Newman William Royall |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (351 p.) |
| Disciplina | 509.024 |
| Soggetto topico |
Science, Renaissance
Alchemy - History Arts, Renaissance |
| Soggetto non controllato | alchemy, perfection, science, bioengineering, ethics, cloning, nature, technology, genetics, artificial life, cyborg, robot, ai, dolly, natural, transformation, transmutation, genetic engineering, creation, power, control, bernard palissy, leonardo da vinci, homunculus, francis bacon, chemistry, chymical, medieval, nonfiction, renaissance, art, synthetic, experiment, visual arts |
| ISBN |
1-282-93285-3
9786612932854 0-226-57713-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on terminology -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: From Alchemical Gold to Synthetic Humans: The Problem of the Artificial and the Natural -- Chapter One. Imitating, Challenging, and Perfecting Nature: The Arts and Alchemy in European Antiquity -- Chapter Two. Alchemy and the Art-Nature Debate -- Chapter Three. The Visual Arts and Alchemy -- Chapter Four. Artificial Life and the Homunculus -- Chapter Five. The Art-Nature Debate and the Issue of Experiment -- Afterword. Further Ramifications of the Art-Nature Debate -- References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785477703321 |
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Newman William Royall
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| Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Promethean ambitions : alchemy and the quest to perfect nature / / William R. Newman
| Promethean ambitions : alchemy and the quest to perfect nature / / William R. Newman |
| Autore | Newman William Royall |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (351 p.) |
| Disciplina | 509.024 |
| Soggetto topico |
Science, Renaissance
Alchemy - History Arts, Renaissance |
| ISBN |
1-282-93285-3
9786612932854 0-226-57713-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on terminology -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: From Alchemical Gold to Synthetic Humans: The Problem of the Artificial and the Natural -- Chapter One. Imitating, Challenging, and Perfecting Nature: The Arts and Alchemy in European Antiquity -- Chapter Two. Alchemy and the Art-Nature Debate -- Chapter Three. The Visual Arts and Alchemy -- Chapter Four. Artificial Life and the Homunculus -- Chapter Five. The Art-Nature Debate and the Issue of Experiment -- Afterword. Further Ramifications of the Art-Nature Debate -- References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826533103321 |
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Newman William Royall
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| Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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