{"title":"Peter H. Reill","description":"\u003cp\u003ePeter H. Reill offers insightful explorations into the intellectual currents of the Enlightenment, with a particular focus on the interplay between culture and scientific thought. His works delve into how ideas about nature and human experience were vitalised during this transformative period in history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders interested in the evolution of Enlightenment philosophy and the cultural dimensions of early modern science will find Reill’s scholarship both rigorous and accessible, shedding light on the profound shifts that shaped contemporary understandings of nature and knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"vitalizing-nature-in-the-enlightenment-by-peter-h-reill-9780520241350","title":"Vitalizing Nature in the Enlightenment","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis far-reaching study redraws the intellectual map of the Enlightenment and boldly reassesses the legacy of that highly influential period for us today. Peter Hanns Reill argues that in the middle of the eighteenth century, a major shift occurred in the way Enlightenment thinkers conceived of nature. This shift caused many of them to reject the prevailing doctrine of mechanism and turn to a vitalistic model to account for phenomena in natural history, the life sciences, and chemistry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs he traces the ramifications of this new way of thinking through time and across disciplines, Reill provocatively complicates our understanding of the way key Enlightenment thinkers viewed nature. His sophisticated analysis ultimately questions postmodern narratives that have assumed a monolithic Enlightenment—characterized by the dominance of instrumental reason—that has led to many of the disasters of modern life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47461769117932,"sku":"9780520241350","price":161.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780520241350-vitalizing-nature-in-the-enlightenment.jpg?v=1774976776"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/peter-h-reill.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}