Classical Modernity: Philosophical and Scientific Currents

Michael Ruse

Part IV - Classical Modernity: Philosophical and Scientific Currents

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 September 2021

Michael Ruse

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Michael Ruse: Affiliation:
Florida State University
Stephen Bullivant: Affiliation:
St Mary's University, Twickenham, London

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Information: The Cambridge History of Atheism , pp. 327 - 422

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