In the pursuit of knowledge Dissection, post-mortem surgery and the retention of body parts in 18th- and 19th-century Britain
Fundamental changes in medical philosophy during the 17th century saw the corpse becoming increasingly central to medical education and research. The writings of Hypocrites and Galen that had underpinned medieval medicine were being increasingly questioned (Porter 2003: 50). The ‘new philosophers’ o...
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Published in | Body Parts and Bodies Whole p. 135 |
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Format | Book Chapter |
Language | English |
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Oxbow Books
30.06.2010
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