Introduction: From Alchemical Gold to Synthetic Humans: The Problem of the Artificial and the Natural

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. A Note on terminology xiii
6. Abbreviations xv
7. Introduction: From Alchemical Gold to Synthetic Humans: The Problem of the Artificial and the Natural 1
8. Chapter One. Imitating, Challenging, and Perfecting Nature: The Arts and Alchemy in European Antiquity 11
9. Chapter Two. Alchemy and the Art-Nature Debate 34
10. Chapter Three. The Visual Arts and Alchemy 115
11. Chapter Four. Artificial Life and the Homunculus 164
12. Chapter Five. The Art-Nature Debate and the Issue of Experiment 238
13. Afterword. Further Ramifications of the Art-Nature Debate 290
14. References 305
15. Index 323