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5. Science and philosophy
Jerry Brotton
in The Renaissance: A Very Short Introduction
The word ‘ambivalence’ best captures the mood of the transformations in popular and applied sciences of the 15th and 16th centuries. We want to know more, but can we know too much? ‘Science ...
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1. Medicine at the bedside
William Bynum
in The History of Medicine: A Very Short Introduction
‘Medicine at the bedside’ examines the origins of Western medicine in ancient Greece, as relayed by the writings of Hippocrates, and the legacy of Hippocratic medicine. The approach was ...
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4. How amphibians move
T. S. Kemp
in Amphibians: A Very Short Introduction
‘How amphibians move’ examines how amphibians move. The three kinds of living amphibians share the same basic biology and life history. However, the anatomy of the skeleton and muscles is ...
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7. Beyond a joke
Matthew Bevis
in Comedy: A Very Short Introduction
Comedy rescues difficult situations. It helps dig people out of holes and help them deal with suffering. As Nietzsche has proclaimed: ‘Perhaps I know best why man alone laughs. He alone ...
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1. The development of anatomy
Leslie Klenerman
in Human Anatomy: A Very Short Introduction
‘The development of anatomy’ provides a short history of anatomical study beginning with Aristotle (384–322 bc) who named the subject anatome, meaning ‘cutting up’. Herophilus of Chalcedon ...
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The History of Medicine: A Very Short Introduction
William Bynum
The History of Medicine: A Very Short Introduction assesses the origins and development of medicine from ancient times, through the scholastic medieval tradition and the ...
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2. Medicine in the library
William Bynum
in The History of Medicine: A Very Short Introduction
‘Medicine in the library’ describes the continued influence of ancient manuscripts throughout Europe and the Middle East, and how individuals with access to such texts dominated healthcare ...
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Human Anatomy: A Very Short Introduction
Leslie Klenerman
Knowledge of the basic construction of the human body—the skeleton, the organs of the chest and abdomen, the nervous system, the head and neck with its sensory systems and anatomy for ...
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