Transforming Matter, Refining the Spirit
Alchemy, Music and Experimental Philosophy around 1600
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12418333 |
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| Authors | Penelope Gouk (University of Manchester, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 146-157 |
| Publication date | 2013-04-30 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1062-7987 • E-ISSN: 1474-0575 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1062798712000324 |
| OpenAlex | W2010940148 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 4 |
Although tracing its origins back to antiquity, a distinctly new kind of alchemy emerged in mid-16th-century Europe. This new tradition developed out of the teachings of Paracelsus (1493–1541), a German medical practitioner who challenged the authority of university-trained physicians. He sought to establish a reformed kind of medicine based on first-hand experience of the natural world rather than dry scholastic texts. Alchemy was at the heart of this new medicine, a body of experimental practice and theory that not only held out the promise of improving the health of individuals but could also be applied to wider sicknesses of society
Alchemy · Art · Epistemology · German · Literature · Natural Philosophy · Classics · Empathy and Medical Education · History of Medicine Studies · Medical History and Innovations · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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