Fiber, medicine, and culture in the British Enlightenment / Hisao Ishizuka.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ishizuka, Hisao, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine--Great Britain--History--18th century.

Medicine.

Anatomy--History--18th century.

Anatomy.

Physiology--Great Britain--History--18th century.

Physiology.

Iatrophysical school--Great Britain--History--18th century.

Iatrophysical school.

Fibers.

History.

Great Britain.

History, 18th Century.

History of Medicine.

United Kingdom.

Medical Subjects:

History, 18th Century.

History of Medicine.

United Kingdom.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 276 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.

Summary:

This book provides a full account of the concept of fiber and fiber theory in eighteenth-century British medicine. It explores the pivotal role fiber played as a defining, underlying concept in anatomy, physiology, pathology, therapeutics, psychology, and the life sciences. With the gradual demise of ancient humoralism, the solid fibers appeared on the medical scene both as the basic building unit of the body and as a dynamic agent of life. As such, fiber stands at the heart of eighteenth-century medicine, both iatromechanism and iatro-vitalism. Touching on the cultural aspects of fiber, the Baroque, and the culture of sensibility, this book also challenges the widely held assumption that the eighteenth century was the age of the nerve and instead offers an alternative model of fiber.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-267) and index.

ISBN:

9781137580924

1137580925

OCLC:

952154746