Fiber, Medicine, and Culture in the British Enlightenment

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Reference, History, Science & Nature, Science, Biological Sciences, Biology, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
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Author: Hisao Ishizuka ISBN: 9781349932689
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US Publication: November 17, 2016
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Language: English
Author: Hisao Ishizuka
ISBN: 9781349932689
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication: November 17, 2016
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: English

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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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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