The Dawn of Reason Produces Monsters

Review: Bedeviled by Jimena Canales

Authors

Abstract

Bedeviled: A Shadow History of Demons in Science by Jimena Canales. Princeton University Press. 2020. 413 pp. ISBN: 978-0-691-17532-4

Author Biography

  • Alan Heiblum Robles, Investigador independiente

    Licenciatura en Física en la UNAM.

    Doctorado en Epistemología e Historia de la Ciencia de UNTREF.

    Posdoctorado en el departamento de filosofía e historia de la ciencia de la Universidad de Cambridge.

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Published

2021-06-08

How to Cite

The Dawn of Reason Produces Monsters: Review: Bedeviled by Jimena Canales. (2021). Epistemología E Historia De La Ciencia, 5(2), 105-111. https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/afjor/article/view/32197