Buch, Englisch, 296 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 634 g
The Business of Medicine from the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment
Buch, Englisch, 296 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 634 g
ISBN: 978-0-521-80977-1
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
This book offers an introduction to the history of university-trained physicians from the middle ages to the eighteenth-century Enlightenment. These were the elite, in reputation and rewards, and they were successful. Yet we can form little idea of their clinical effectiveness, and to modern eyes their theory and practice often seems bizarre. But the historical evidence is that they were judged on other criteria, and the argument of this book is that these physicians helped to construct the expectations of society - and met them accordingly. The main focus is on the European Latin tradition of medicine, reconstructed from ancient sources and relying heavily on natural philosophy for its explanatory power. This philosophy collapsed in the 'scientific revolution', and left the learned and rational doctor in crisis. The book concludes with an examination of how this crisis was met - or avoided - in different parts of Europe during the Enlightenment.
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- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wissenschafts- und Universitätsgeschichte
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Geschichte der Medizin
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder
Weitere Infos & Material
Introduction; Part I. Sources: 1. Hippocrates and the philosophers; 2. Galen; Part II. The Latin Tradition: 3. Medieval schools; 4. Scholastic medicine; 5. The weakening of the Latin tradition; Part III. The Crisis: 6. The crisis of theory; 7. Resolutions; 8. Enlightenment, systems and science; Select bibliography.
