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Download this eBook The ‘Kiss' and the Medicine of Love
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The ‘Kiss' and the Medicine of Love


Tommaso Ghezzani


This is a revised critical edition of philosopher and scientist, Francesco Patrizi's manuscript, Il Delfino, overo del bacio (c.1555), with an English translation and commentary. Il Delfino, or ‘The Kiss’ survives in a single manuscript, compiled by an assistant and...

Publication date: 2025-03-11
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Download this eBook The Quantification of Life and Health from the Sixteenth to the Nineteenth Century
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The Quantification of Life and Health from the Sixteenth to the Nineteenth Century


Joaquim Braga , Simone Guidi


This edited volume explores the intersection of medicine and philosophy throughout history, calling attention to the role of quantification in understanding the medical body. Retracing current trends and debates to examine the quantification of the body throughout the...

Publication date: 2023-11-10
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Download this eBook Albert the Great (c. 1193–1280) and the Configuration of the Embryo
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Albert the Great (c. 1193–1280) and the Configuration of the Embryo


Amalia Cerrito


This book provides the first comprehensive treatment of Albert the Great’s (c. 1193–1280) notion of virtus formativa, a shaping force responsible for crucial dynamics in the formation of living beings. Crossing the boundaries between theology and philosophy, the notion...

Publication date: 2023-09-27
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Download this eBook Santorio Santori and the Emergence of Quantified Medicine, 1614-1790
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Santorio Santori and the Emergence of Quantified Medicine, 1614-1790


Jonathan Barry , Fabrizio Bigotti


This book examines the life and works of Santorio Santori and his impact on the history of medicine and natural philosophy. Reputed as the father of experimental medicine and procedures, he is also known for his invention of numerous scientific instruments, including...

Publication date: 2022-03-17
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Download this eBook Bodily Fluids, Chemistry and Medicine in the Eighteenth-Century Boerhaave School
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Bodily Fluids, Chemistry and Medicine in the Eighteenth-Century Boerhaave School


Ruben E. Verwaal


This book explores the importance of bodily fluids to the development of medical knowledge in the eighteenth century. While the historiography has focused on the role of anatomy, this study shows that the chemical analyses of bodily fluids in the Dutch Republic...

Publication date: 2020-10-27
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