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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1137580925
ISBN-13
9781137580924
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint
Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 18th, 2016
Print length
276 Pages
Weight
504 grams
Dimensions
21.90 x 15.80 x 2.10 cms
Product Classification:
History of medicineHistory of scienceLife sciences: general issues
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This book provides a full account of the concept of fiber and fiber theory in eighteenth-century British medicine.
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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