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  1. Fiber, medicine, and culture in the British Enlightenment
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    Erschienen: 2016
    Verlag:  Palgrave Macmillan, New York, NY

    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,... mehr

    Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel
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    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

     

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    Quelle: Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel
    Sprache: Englisch
    Medientyp: Buch (Monographie)
    Format: Druck
    ISBN: 9781137580924; 1137580925
    Schlagworte: Medicine; Anatomy; Physiology; Iatrophysical school; Fibers; Anatomy; Nerve Fibers; Delivery of Health Care; Social Medicine; Culture; History, 18th Century
    Umfang: xxiv, 276 pages, illustrations, 21 cm
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    Includes bibliographical references and index