Medical Humanism, a Problematic Formulation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22059797 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Vivian Nutton (University College London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Arts et Savoirs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2258-093X • E-ISSN: 2258-093X |
| Publisher | OpenEdition (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4000/aes.3925 |
| OpenAlex | W3177457999 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
The phrase “medical humanism” has been often used over the past fifty years to refer to the learned medicine of the Late Renaissance. But it can refer to several different aspects of this period, including a general reference for classical antiquity or a more specific reference to a reliance on ancient, and primarily Greek texts. This paper attempts to tease out some of the ways in which this classical heritage was used at different times in a plea for a greater precision
Aesthetics · Ancient Greek · Art · Art history · Classical antiquity · Epistemology · Humanism · Linguistics · Literature · Phrase · Plea · Political science · The Renaissance · Theology · Classics · Empathy and Medical Education · History · History of Medicine Studies · Law · Medical History and Innovations · Philosophy
John Caius and the Manuscripts of Galen
Dissection and Vivisection in the European Renaissance
Avicenna in Renaissance Italy, the Canon and Medical Teaching in Italian Universities after 1500
L'esperienza del passato
Sharing Cases
Humanists, Scientists, and Pliny
The Reception of Fracastoro's Theory of Contagion
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |