New Medical Challenges during the Scottish Enlightenment
Author | : Guenter B. Risse |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 2016-08-29 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789004333000 |
ISBN-13 | : 9004333002 |
Rating | : 4/5 (00 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis New Medical Challenges during the Scottish Enlightenment by : Guenter B. Risse
Download or read book New Medical Challenges during the Scottish Enlightenment written by Guenter B. Risse and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2016-08-29 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Medical Challenges explores a wide range of social and medical practices, exposing the contradictions and ambiguities found in eighteenth-century Scottish health, science and medicine. The overall picture casts further light on the nature of the Enlightenment as a cultural phenomenon.