Physiological Researches on Life and Death by Xavier Bichat
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"Physiological Researches on Life and Death" by Xavier Bichat is a scientific publication written in the early 19th century. The work delves into vital processes, attempting to define life through an examination of various physiological functions and their relation to death. Bichat’s exploration distinguishes between different forms of life, emphasizing the interplay of physical laws with the essence of living beings. At the start of the text, Bichat introduces the core concept
that life is defined by the functions that resist death. He lays out a dual division of life into "animal" and "organic" categories, with a detailed discussion on the properties and functions of each type. The opening chapters outline how these different forms of life interact with external environments and how they are regulated by internal processes, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of the mechanisms of living organisms and their inevitable decline into death. Bichat's work is characterized by its analytical approach to understanding life and death through a physiological lens, making it a foundational text in the field of medicine. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Bichat, Xavier, 1771-1802 |
|---|---|
| Contributor | Magendie, François, 1783-1855 |
| Translator | Gold, F. |
| Translator | Hayward, George, 1791-1863 |
| LoC No. | 06009707 |
| Uniform Title | Recherches physiologiques sur la vie et la mort. English |
| Title | Physiological Researches on Life and Death |
| Credits |
Produced by Sonya Schermann, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 48.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | QP: Science: Physiology |
| Subject | Life (Biology) |
| Subject | Death (Biology) |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 56440 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-56440-1 |
| Release Date | Jan 27, 2018 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 785 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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