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Philosophic whigs : medicine, science, and citizenship in Edinburgh, 1789-1848 /
In this fascinating study of the Edinburgh medical school in the early nineteenth century, L.S. Jacyna analyses the developments in medical education in the context of the social and political relationships within the local Whig community.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
©1994.
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| Colección: | Wellcome Institute series in the history of medicine.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- THE WELLCOME INSTITUTE SERIES IN THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE; Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Philosophic Whiggism; Introduction; John Thomson and the lure of chemistry; The republican tradition; Science as virtue; 'Nunquam de Republica desperandum est'; Whig science; A liberal education; Conclusion; Appendix 1; 2 John Allen, physiologist and Friend of the People; Introduction; The Friend of the People; The physiology of the human mind; The animal oeconomy; Conclusion; 3 The Old Chairmaker; Introduction; Professors and patrons; Extramural teaching and the College of Surgeons.