The Origins of Modern Western Medicine: J.B. Van Helmont to Claude Bernard [Paperback]

Harris Coulter (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 28, 2001

Divided Legacy (Vols. I-IV) is a history of Western medical philosophy from the time of Hippocrates to the twentieth century, treating it as a unified system of thought rather than a series of fortuitous discoveries. Dr. Coulter interprets the development of medical ideas as the product of a conflict between two opposed systems of thought, Empiricism and Rationalism.

This second volume of Divided Legacy analyzes the dispute in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries over the criterion of reliability of medical thought and practice.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Coulter’s book gives those of us involved in holistic practice a sense of history, a broad and humanizing perspective on the politics and economics of contending medical philosophies in the marketplace….His tone is unsensational and earnest. His research is stunning."
—Norman Weinstein in East-West Journal

About the Author

Harris Coulter is a native of Baltimore, Maryland, and a graduate of Yale University. He received his PhD from Columbia University. He is the author of numerous articles and several books on acupuncture, osteopathy, herbalism, and alternative health care.

Product Details

• Paperback: 816 pages
• Publisher: North Atlantic Books (September 28, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1556433719
• ISBN-13: 978-1556433719
• Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 1.8 x 8.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,286,270 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)