Doctrine of Homeopathy – The Art of Healing

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Sprache - Englisch

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Doctrine of Homeopathy – The Art of Healing gathers writings that illuminate the contested emergence of homeopathy as both a therapeutic system and a theory of medical practice. Moving between doctrinal exposition, clinical argument, philosophical reflection, and critical inquiry, the volume situates claims about similars, individualized treatment, and the limits of orthodox medicine within nineteenth-century debates over evidence and cure. Its range allows foundational propositions to be read alongside searching assessments of their implications for the art and authority of healing. The contributors represent distinct positions within a medical culture transformed by reform, professionalization, and public demand for alternatives to established therapeutics. Samuel Hahnemann's foundational influence is placed in productive relation to the perspectives associated with J. G. Millingen, Edward Bayard, and John Ellis, whose writings broaden the collection's engagement with medical observation, controversy, and practice. Together, these voices reveal homeopathy not as an isolated doctrine but as part of a wider historical struggle over experiment, experience, patient care, and professional legitimacy. Recommended for students of medical history, practitioners, and readers interested in therapeutic dissent, this volume offers a compact yet capacious encounter with competing conceptions of cure. Its juxtaposed voices invite critical comparison, supplying both historical context and a rich dialogue about how medicine defines knowledge, efficacy, and humane care.

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Publisher: e-artnow

Genre: Sprache - Englisch

Language: English

Size: 317 Pages

Filesize: 1.7 MB

ISBN: 4064066310356

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