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This book offers an introduction to the history of

university-trained physicians from the middle ages to the

eighteenth-century Enlightenment. These were the elite, in

reputation and rewards, and they were successful. Yet we can form

little idea of their clinical effectiveness, and to modern eyes

their theory and practice often seems bizarre. But the historical

evidence is that they were judged on other criteria, and the

argument of this book is that these physicians helped to construct

the expectations of society - and met them accordingly. The main

focus is on the European Latin tradition of medicine, reconstructed

from ancient sources and relying heavily on natural philosophy for

its explanatory power. This philosophy collapsed in the 'scientific

revolution', and left the learned and rational doctor in crisis.

The book concludes with an examination of how this crisis was met -

or avoided - in different parts of Europe during the

Enlightenment.

Introduction

Part I. Sources:

1. Hippocrates and the philosophers

2. Galen

Part II. The Latin Tradition:

3. Medieval schools

4. Scholastic medicine

5. The weakening of the Latin tradition

Part III. The Crisis:

6. The crisis of theory

7. Resolutions

8. Enlightenment, systems and science

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A comprehensive overview of how medicine worked before it became

'scientific', by a well-known and experienced author ? Covers an

exceptionally long chronological period, from the ancient world to

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This book is an introduction to the history of university-trained physicians from the Middle Ages to the eighteenth-century Enlightenment. While considered elite (in reputation and rewards) and successful, we know little of their clinical effectiveness. To modern eyes their theory and practice often seems bizarre. But historical evidence reveals that they were judged on other criteria, and this book asserts that these physicians helped to construct and meet the expectations of society.