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New Philosophy of Human Nature
Neither Known to Nor Attained by the Great Ancient Philosophers, Which Will Improve Human Life and Helath
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New Philosophy of Human Nature
Neither Known to Nor Attained by the Great Ancient Philosophers, Which Will Improve Human Life and Helath
About this book
This volume is a critical edition of the 1587 treatise by Oliva Sabuco, New Philosophy of Human Nature, written during the Spanish Inquisition. Puzzled by medicine's abject failure to find a cure for the plague, Sabuco developed a new theory of human nature as the foundation for her remarkably modern holistic philosophy of medicine.
Fifty years before Descartes, Sabuco posited a dualism that accounted for mind/body interaction. She was first among the moderns to argue that the brain--not the heart--controls the body. Her account also anticipates the role of cerebrospinal fluid, the relationship between mental and physical health, and the absorption of nutrients through digestion. This extensively annotated translation features an ample introduction demonstrating the work's importance to the history of science, philosophy of medicine, and women's studies.
Fifty years before Descartes, Sabuco posited a dualism that accounted for mind/body interaction. She was first among the moderns to argue that the brain--not the heart--controls the body. Her account also anticipates the role of cerebrospinal fluid, the relationship between mental and physical health, and the absorption of nutrients through digestion. This extensively annotated translation features an ample introduction demonstrating the work's importance to the history of science, philosophy of medicine, and women's studies.
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Yes, you can access New Philosophy of Human Nature by Oliva Sabuco, Mary Ellen Waithe, Maria Colomer Vintro, C. Angel Zorita, Mary Ellen Waithe,Maria Colomer Vintro,C. Angel Zorita in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Philosophy & Mind & Body in Philosophy. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Table of Authorities
- Introduction
- Front Material to the 1587 and 1588 Editions
- 1. Knowledge of One’s Self
- 2. Composition of the World as It Is
- 3. Things That Will Improve This World and Its Nations
- 4. Treatments and Remedies of Proper Medicine
- 5. Proper Medicine Derived from Human Nature
- 6. Brief Exposition on Human Nature
- 7. Proper Philosophy of the Nature of Composite Things, of Humans, and of the World, Unknown to the Ancients
- Appendix 1: Original Castilian Titles and Subtitles
- Appendix 2: Last Will and Testament of Miguel Sabuco
- Bibliography
- Index