Sir Thomas Browne: A Doctor's Life of Science & FaithSchuman, 1950 - 319 pages A study of Sir Thomas Browne, a seventeenth century physician who was deeply concerned with his own faith at a time of religious strife and of new interest in science, and the remarkable age in which he lived. |
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Page 99
... writer is his tendency to wander off a subject into something entirely unexpected , or to pursue a given topic to the utmost ... writing about his political opinions or medical theories and was now ready to out- line his religious views ...
... writer is his tendency to wander off a subject into something entirely unexpected , or to pursue a given topic to the utmost ... writing about his political opinions or medical theories and was now ready to out- line his religious views ...
Page 109
... writing all through the night and was fin- ishing in the morning : " From Winchester - House , the 22nd ( I think I ... writer's cramp . His Observations are in some places very discerning , but on the whole they are rather dull and ...
... writing all through the night and was fin- ishing in the morning : " From Winchester - House , the 22nd ( I think I ... writer's cramp . His Observations are in some places very discerning , but on the whole they are rather dull and ...
Page 146
... writing in the seventeenth century , but does it not suggest a backward - looking mind still encumbered with old ways of thinking ? Granting that Browne mentions " experi- ence " along with " reason " as his tests , what of his “ au ...
... writing in the seventeenth century , but does it not suggest a backward - looking mind still encumbered with old ways of thinking ? Granting that Browne mentions " experi- ence " along with " reason " as his tests , what of his “ au ...
Contents
Religio Medici A Doctors Confession of Faith | 3 |
From Cheapside to Winchester | 26 |
Oxford | 37 |
Copyright | |
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