Introduction à l'étude de la médecine expérimentale

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bernard, Claude, 1813-1878

Language:

French

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Introduction à l'étude de la médecine expérimentale" by Claude Bernard is a scientific publication written in the mid-19th century. This foundational work explores the principles of experimental medicine, emphasizing the necessity of observation and experimentation in understanding physiological and pathological phenomena. Bernard aims to define a scientific approach to medicine, stressing the importance of the methodical investigation of life processes in order to form a comprehensive medical science. The opening of the text establishes the historic struggle of medicine to understand health and disease, highlighting the transition from empirical practices to more systematic, experimental methodologies. It discusses the evolution of medical practice, the value of physiological knowledge, and the critical role of rigorous experimental investigation in establishing accurate medical knowledge. Bernard delineates the distinction between observation and experiment, arguing that while observation reveals natural phenomena, experimentation actively engages with those phenomena to uncover deeper truths about the workings of the body in health and disease. Through this introduction, he sets the stage for a methodologically sound approach to medical research that intertwines theory and practical application. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

This Etext was prepared by Distributed Proofreaders EU - Mireille Harmelin et Michel Arotcarena - Ebooks libres et gratuits - Jean-Claude, Fred et Coolmicro

Notes:

Reading ease score: 49.7 (College-level). Difficult to read.

Release date is 2005-07-07