G. H. Lewes and the Impossible Classification of Organic Life.

This paper discusses George Henry Lewes's study of living matter in The Physiology of Common Life (1859-60). Despite the physiological materiality of its subject, Lewes's text often discusses states of life that defy clear-cut classification. The process of human aging is a particularly confounding...

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Published in:	Victorian Studies Vol. 57; no. 3; pp. 377 - 387
Main Author:	CHARISE, ANDREA
Format:	Article
Published:	Indiana University Press Spring2015
Subjects:	Physiology of Common Life, The (Book) Lewes, George Henry, 1817-1878 Artistic influence Lyell, Charles, Sir, 1797-1875 Aging Philosophy & literature Classification Nineteenth century History Intellectual life United Kingdom
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