{"product_id":"the-will-to-create-goethes-philosophy-of-nature-9780822961451","title":"The Will To Create: Goethe's Philosophy of Nature","description":"\u003cp\u003eBetter known as a poet and dramatist, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) was also a learned philosopher and natural scientist. Astrida Orle Tantillo offers the first comprehensive analysis of his natural philosophy, which she contends is rooted in creativity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTantillo analyzes Goethe's main scientific texts, including his work on physics, botany, comparative anatomy, and metereology. She critically examines his attempts to challenge the basic tenets of Newtonian and Cartesian science and to found a new natural philosophy. In individual chapters devoted to different key principles, she reveals how this natural philosophy-which questions rationalism, the quantitative approach to scientific inquiry, strict gender categories, and the possibility of scientific objectivity-illuminates Goethe's standing as both a precursor and critic of modernity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTantillo does not presuppose prior knowledge of Goethe or science, and carefully avoids an overreliance on specialized jargon. This makes \u003ci\u003eThe Will to Create\u003c\/i\u003e accessible to a wide audience, including philosophers, historians of science, and literary theorists, as well as general readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Astrida Orle Tantillo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Pittsburgh Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/1992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780822961451","brand":"University of Pittsburgh Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40635217477747,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":89.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_8bd43db2-87c0-4157-8bbc-852501089dc6.jpg?v=1671810380","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-will-to-create-goethes-philosophy-of-nature-9780822961451","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}