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A philosophical history of Western medicine / Michael Boylan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Boylan, Michael, 1952- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medicine--Western countries--History.
- Medicine.
- Medicine--Philosophy.
- Philosophy, Medical.
- Medical Subjects:
- Philosophy, Medical.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxxvii, 295 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Cham : Springer, [2025]
- Contents:
- Introduction
- PART ONE: THE ANCIENT WESTERN WORLD
- 1. "The Beginnings"
- 2. "The Hippocratic Contribution"
- 3. "Plato's Timaeus"
- 4. "Aristotle"
- 5. "Concluding with Galen"
- PART TWO: The Medieval, Modern, and Contemporary Worlds
- 6. The New Paradigm: Changes leading up to the Seventeenth Century and Beyond
- 7. "Evolution, Germ Theory, and their Consequences"
- 8. "Nature Split: Big Nature and Little Nature"
- 9."Technology and Nature: A Marriage or a Divorce?"
- Appendix: "Health as Self-Fulfilment"
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed September 19, 2025).
- ISBN:
- 9783031978067
- 3031978064
- Publisher Number:
- 90102529217
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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