Somatology

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The term somatology goes back to Ernst Gottfried Baldinger (1762). It defines somatology as part of natural science .

Origin of the term

The original definition by Ernst Gottfried Baldinger (1762) reads: "The theory of the body or basic science (somatology) explains the necessary properties of the body, as far as they can be recognized from the general concept of the body. It contains the first and highest principles of the human Knowledge of what a body is and what is possible through the body. " (Quoted from)

1779 differs Wilhelm Traugott Krug the anthropological somatology as a general knowledge of the human body from the medical somatology as detailed knowledge of body parts and functions in terms of treatment and prevention as the basis of medical sciences. He assigns somatology as such to the "rational sciences".

Use of the term in the present

In medicine, somatology comprises all therapeutic disciplines apart from psychology or psychotherapy.

anthropology

Today somatology (syn. Body theory - from Latin somat (os) = body, -logos = doctrine) describes a branch of anthropology that deals with the theory of the human body.

Since anthropology includes not only scientific , but also theological , cultural , sociological , educational and philosophical aspects, the term cannot be used synonymously with scientific disciplines such as medicine or human biology . Anthropology, for example, deals with comparisons of the physical constitution of humans and their behavior and the influence of the environment on genetic predisposition and human evolution in the "biological" context .

Colloquial language

The term is used today in literature as a direct translation (teaching about the body) .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b J. Bierbrodt: Science and Aesthetics, 1750-1810. Königshausen & Neumann, 2000, ISBN 3-8260-1687-4 , p. 61, (books.google.de)
  2. ^ George Macintosh Maclean: Elements of Somatology: A Treatise on the General Properties of Matter. Wiley, New York 1859, p. 16. (books.google.de)
  3. ^ WT Krug: Attempt at a systematic encyclopedia of the sciences. Johann Ambrosius Barth, 1796, p. 18. (books.google.de)
  4. ↑ Walter Siegenthaler (Ed.): Differential Diagnosis in Internal Medicine: From Symptom to Diagnosis. 2007, p. 301.
  5. ↑ Somatology. (Wissen.de  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice .; accessed on June 9, 2009.)@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.wissen.de  
  6. ^ F. Kirchner et al.: Dictionary of Basic Philosophical Concepts . Leipzig 1907, p. 584, (zeno.org ; accessed on June 9, 2009.)
  7. ↑ Anthropology. (Wissen.de ( Memento of the original from July 20, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this note .; Accessed on June 9, 2009 .) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.wissen.de
  8. ↑ Nursing Sciences. Volume 12: Somatology and Pathology for Nursing Assistants. 1996, ISBN 3-85093-512-4 .
  9. ^ Somatology for Nursing Assistants. (infobliss.at ( Memento of the original from May 13, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice .; Accessed on June 9, 2009 .) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.infobliss.at