Iatrophysics

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The iatrophysics ( . Greek iatros : doctor, healer) referred to in the 17th century, including the physico-mechanistic ideas of the philosopher René Descartes -building, medical teaching, after the life processes and pathological changes in the body - in addition to teaching the Iatrochemistry and in contrast to the traditional notion of Galenos - physically (as iatrophysics) and mechanically (as iatromechanics ) are conditioned.

By that reasoning, it should also be possible in this life processes with physical and mechanical means influence to take. Accordingly, an iatrophysicist was a doctor who represented the views of iatrophysics. For example, the blood circulation was traced back to hydrodynamics . The mechanical function of the heart was compared to that of a pump. The mechanical functions of the extremities of the human body such as arms and legs were compared to the function of levers and the human body was also understood as a “machine”.

The main founder of Iatrophysics is Santorio Santorio . Other important representatives were Giovanni Alfonso Borelli , René Descartes , Francis Glisson and Friedrich Hoffmann .

See also

literature

  • Christoph Weißer: Iatromechanics. In: Werner E. Gerabek , Bernhard D. Haage, Gundolf Keil , Wolfgang Wegner (eds.): Enzyklopädie Medizingeschichte. De Gruyter, Berlin / New York 2005, ISBN 3-11-015714-4 , p. 656 f.
  • Christa Habrich : Iatrophysics. In: Werner E. Gerabek et al. (Ed.): Enzyklopädie Medizingeschichte. De Gruyter, Berlin / New York 2005, ISBN 3-11-015714-4 , p. 657.
  • IW Müller: Iatromechanical theory and medical practice compared to galenic medicine (= historical research. Vol. 17). Steiner, Stuttgart 1991, ISBN 3-515-05516-9 (Zugl .: Bochum, Univ., Habil.-Schr., 1988).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Wolfgang U. Eckart: History of medicine: facts, concepts, attitudes. Springer, 2008, ISBN 978-3-540-79215-4 , p. 142 ( Google book online ).
  2. ^ Giovanni Alfonso Borelli - Faculty of Humanities at the Karl-Franzens-University Graz. Retrieved January 11, 2010 .