scholarly journals The emergence of modern therapeutic similarity

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (22) ◽  
pp. 22-30
Author(s):  
Silvia Waisse Priven
Keyword(s):  
History Of Medicine ◽  
18Th Century ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
High Dilution ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
History Of ◽  
Epistemological Break ◽  
Counter Irritation

One of the roots of modern therapeutic similarity might be retraced to the work of Samuel Hahnemann at the end of the 18th century. His particular formulation arose from an original synthesis of traditional therapeutic similarity, dating from classic Antiquity and mantained as an undercurrent in medical thinking, and contemporary theories, particularly counter-irritation (antagonistic fever) theory. Against historical readings asserting that modern therapeutic similarity is either a mere a continuation of the ancient, or a historical orphan, it is possible to verify that Hahnemann’s work belonged within the specific framework of 18th medical science. The formulation of modern therapeutic similarity is best described as a process combining both continuity and epistemological break. Keywords: History of Medicine; 18th century; Pharmacology; Peruvian bark; Modern therapeutic similarity.   O surgimento da semelhança terapéutica moderna Resumo Uma das raízes da semelhança terapéutica moderna pode ser localizada na obra de Samuel Hahnemann, no final do século XVIII. Sua formulação particular surgiu da síntese original da semelhança terapéutica tradicional, procedente da Antigüidade clássica e conservada subterraneamente no pensamento médico, com teorias contemporâneas, especialmente a teoria da contra-irritação (febre antagonista). Por oposição a leituras históricas que afirmam que semelhança terapéutica moderna é uma mera continuação da antiga ou, alternativamente, um ófão histórico, pode-se constatar que a obra de Hahnemann corresponde ao marco específico da ciéncia médico do século XVIII. A formulação da semelhança terapéutica parece ser melhor compreendida como um processo que combina continuidade e ruptura epistemológicas. Palavras-chave: História da Medicina; século 18; Farmacologia; semelhança terapéutica moderna.   El surgimiento de la similaridad terapéutica moderna Resumen Una de las raíces de la similaridad terapéutica moderna puede ser localizada en la obra de Samuel Hahnemann al final del siglo XVIII. Su formulación particular surgió de la síntesis original de la similaridad terapéutica tradicional, procedente de la Antigüedad clásica y conservada subterráneamente en el pensamiento médico, con teorías contemporáceas, especialmente la de la contrairritación (fiebre antagonista). En oposición a lecturas históricas que afirman que la similaridad terapéutica moderna es una mera continuación de la antigua o un huérfano histórico, se puede constatar que la obra de Hahnemann corresponde al marco específico de la ciencia médica del siglo XVIII. La formulación de la similaridad terapéutica moderna parece ser mejor comprendida como um processo que combina continuidad y ruptura epistemológicas. Palabras-clave: Historia de la Medicina; siglo 18; Farmacología; similitud terapéutica moderna.   Correspondence author: Silvia Waisse Priven, [email protected] ; http://www.pucsp.br/pos/cesima How to cite this article: Waisse Priven S. The emergence of modern therapeutic similarity. Int J High Dilution Res [online]. 2008 [cited DD Mmm YYYY]; 7(22): 22-30. Available from: http://journal.giri-society.org/index.php/ijhdr/article/view/252/335.  

Introduction

Health ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Peter Adamson
Keyword(s):  
History Of Medicine ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
Well Being ◽  
History Of Philosophy ◽  
The Body ◽  
Central Idea ◽  
Concept Of Health ◽  
History Of ◽  
Ethical Virtue ◽  
The Mind

This introduction to the volume gives an overview of the chapters, setting out a case for integrating the history of philosophy with the history of medicine and sketching some of the key philosophical issues that arise around the concept of health. These include the difficulty of defining “health,” the mind-body relationship, and questions about how philosophy informs medical science and practice. A central idea is that the concept of health operates at two levels, the mental and the physical (or the soul and the body), so that ethical virtue and physical well-being have often been seen as parallel or mutually dependent.

Patients as Art

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip A. Mackowiak
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Research ◽  
History Of Medicine ◽  
Medical History ◽  
Patient Experience ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
Life And Death ◽  
Works Of Art ◽  
History Of ◽  
Medical Historian ◽  
Over Time

Patients as Art: Forty Thousand Years of Medical History in Drawings, Paintings, and Sculpture traces the history of medicine through works of art stretching from the Paleolithic period to the present. Long before humans could write, before they had a medical science or possibly even a religion, they had art. Where works of art have involved patients, they have provided insight beyond aspects of sickness and health and life and death that can never be explained by science alone—humanistic aspects of the patient experience that can’t be measured or weighed or dissected. The works analyzed in this book, each of which features one or more patients, were chosen for their esthetic appeal and for the skill with which they depict important developments in medicine over time. Together they offer a compelling perspective on the history of medicine that reflects the outward expressions of artists’ innermost feelings and personal prejudices. In analyzing these works, medical historian Dr. Philip Mackowiak brings the perspective of an internist with over four decades of experience caring for patients, teaching doctors-in-training, and conducting clinical research.

scholarly journals History of medicine as part of medical science, the role, importance, development and support of its scientific direction in healthcare

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
History Of Medicine ◽  
Ukrainian Academy ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
Medical Society ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Higher Educational Institutions ◽  
National University ◽  
History Of ◽  
International Participation ◽  
Higher Educational

The article is devoted to the history of medicine as part of medical science, its role, the importance of developing and supporting its scientific direction in healthcare, the second Congress of medical historians of Ukraine with international participation on the occasion of the 215th anniversary of the Medical faculty of Vasyl Nazarovych Karazin Kharkiv National University. The event that took place on this occasion at the V.N.Karazin Kharkiv National University on October 22 and 23, 2019 in the Column Hall of the Northern Corps, which brought together scientists from all over Ukraine and other countries, is reflected in detail. It is said that the Ukrainian Academy of History of Medicine (UAHM) was the main initiator of the Second Congress, and Professor A.A. Oparina was elected the President. Holding of the II Congress of medical historians of Ukraine with international participation was undeniable evidence of decisive action by the Ukrainian Academy of the History of Medicine. The attention was paid to the fact that the Congress of medical historians of Ukraine was promoted by: V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Kharkiv National Medical University, Kharkiv Medical Society, Ukrainian Academy of Social Sciences, Professor V.D. Ottoman Center for Local History, Honored Professor N.S. Bocarius Kharkiv Research Institute of Forensics, and others. The program of the Congress consisted of two plenary sessions, attended by 78 scientists and teachers from three foreign higher educational institutions and eight educational and scientific institutions of Kharkiv and other cities of Ukraine and more than 250 Doctors and Masters, graduate students and students of medical, philosophical and historical faculties, three Kharkiv higher educational institutions and numerous medical institutions. The article discusses numerous fascinating reports on the development of medical science both in Ukraine and abroad. The program of the Congress is described. It includes 28 reports, in which the scientific aspects and directions of research on the history of Ukrainian and world medicine, their theoretical, scientific, academic and practical significance, discussions and adoption of a resolution were examined.

scholarly journals Interdisciplinarity of History of Medicine and Narrowness of the Modern Domestic Historical and Medical Field

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-50
Author(s):  
I.Yu. Robak ◽  
Keyword(s):  
History Of Medicine ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
Medical Knowledge ◽  
Medical Discourse ◽  
Historical Research ◽  
Medical Field ◽  
History Of ◽  
Cultural Components

Author provided a classification of modern historical and medical knowledge. Further, the author convincingly proved that certain distortions and disproportions had been developed in the modern domestic historical and medical discourse. This conclusion has been done basing on analysis of publications and speeches at scientific forums of Ukrainian historians of medicine in recent years, and applying problem-chronological as well as comparative-historical research methods. Medical researchers have been trying to undertake a reconstruction of socio-cultural components of the discipline, but without sufficient mastering historical instruments. As a result, works of low quality have published. The author recommended physicians who study History of Medicine to investigate problems of development of medical science and practice, and leave problems of social relations for professional historians.

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