Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
7553079 Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2012 13 Pages PDF
Abstract
► Kant stipulated the constitutive-regulative distinction for life science. ► Blumenbach did not observe that distinction in formulating the Bildungstrieb. ► Therefore Lenoir is wrong to think that Blumenbach's theory follows from Kant's philosophy.
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The Lenoir thesis revisited: Blumenbach and Kant
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