Jacques Loeb : His Science and Social Activism and Their Philosophical Foundation, Memoirs, American Philosophical Society (Vol. 229)
Overview
German born Jacques Loeb was both a biologist (nominated for the Nobel Prize in Med. in 1901) & political activist. The authors highlight Loeb's organizational actions & political opinions during the years of 1906 to 1924, the year he died. As a social activist & scientist, Loeb influenced the scientific community, the politically sensitive public, & ultimately the population against conservative & reactionary attitudes toward race, ethnicity, poverty, criminality, war & religion." He took positions on WW 1, social activism, his influence on the economist Thorstein Veblen & finally philosophy & politics. Loeb was hailed early in his career for his work on spontaneous generation of marine embryos & recognized later for his active challenge to social intolerance.
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- ISBN-13: 9780871692290
- ISBN-10: 0871692295
- Publisher: American Philosophical Society Press
- Publish Date: January 1998
- Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 0.5 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
- Page Count: 176
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