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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... it moved along in a roundabout but ingenious fashion . Crooke , at first skeptical , became interested and then absorbed and finally enthusiastic . He saw that , although this tract was different from the usual run , it 6.
... it moved along in a roundabout but ingenious fashion . Crooke , at first skeptical , became interested and then absorbed and finally enthusiastic . He saw that , although this tract was different from the usual run , it 6.
Page 143
... finally , but we may clarify matters . In other words , Browne is trying , through the method of inquiry , to promote intelligent skepticism . The Causes of Error and the " Determinators of Truth 143 Enquiries Into Vulgar and Common Errors.
... finally , but we may clarify matters . In other words , Browne is trying , through the method of inquiry , to promote intelligent skepticism . The Causes of Error and the " Determinators of Truth 143 Enquiries Into Vulgar and Common Errors.
Page 190
... Finally , the printed version is rounded out with the whimsical notion that " gardens were before gardiners " so that horticulture has seniority over the arts of physic and surgery ! In this way Browne fashioned the colorful ...
... Finally , the printed version is rounded out with the whimsical notion that " gardens were before gardiners " so that horticulture has seniority over the arts of physic and surgery ! In this way Browne fashioned the colorful ...
Contents
Religio Medici A Doctors Confession of Faith 3 | 3 |
From Cheapside to Winchester | 26 |
Oxford | 37 |
Copyright | |
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