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A review of Jimena Canales’ book Bedeviled: A Shadow History of Demons in Science [1]: > They are not supernatural creatures; rather, they are particular kinds
by sradman 6y ago
A review of Jimena Canales’ book Bedeviled: A Shadow History of Demons in Science [1]:
> They are not supernatural creatures; rather, they are particular kinds of thought experiments, placeholders of sorts for laws or theories or concepts not yet understood.
[1] https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691175324/bedeviled https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691175324/be...