Sir Thomas Browne: A Doctor's Life of Science & FaithCollier Books, 1961 - 251 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 60
... bodies of criminals for his work . A story is told of his once getting possession of the body of a monk's concubine and hurriedly removing the skin before the lost love could be recognized ! On another occasion when he wished to investi ...
... bodies of criminals for his work . A story is told of his once getting possession of the body of a monk's concubine and hurriedly removing the skin before the lost love could be recognized ! On another occasion when he wished to investi ...
Page 69
... body's heat , and he regarded all physiological phenomena as chemical processes governed by a spiritual force or " archaeus , " insisting that for each disease there is a drug whose chemical properties will right the wrong caused by the ...
... body's heat , and he regarded all physiological phenomena as chemical processes governed by a spiritual force or " archaeus , " insisting that for each disease there is a drug whose chemical properties will right the wrong caused by the ...
Page 81
... body , made in God's own image ? If sickness befall us , is it not God's will , and should the physi- cian dare to meddle ? Should presumptuous man pry into the secrets of the universe ? Is it not his best act of piety to submit and ...
... body , made in God's own image ? If sickness befall us , is it not God's will , and should the physi- cian dare to meddle ? Should presumptuous man pry into the secrets of the universe ? Is it not his best act of piety to submit and ...
Contents
Religio Medici A Doctors Confession of Faith | 9 |
From Cheapside to Winchester | 26 |
Oxford | 36 |
Copyright | |
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