HISTORY 3S03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Venipuncture, Vitruvian Man, Quadrivium
28 Dec 2016
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Removing supernatural causes from explanations of disease. Locating and seeking determinants of health (absences of bodily disease) Stopped asking (cid:494)who causes this sickness(cid:495) (cid:523)god, spirit(cid:524) and instead asked (cid:494)by what process does this sickness occur? (cid:499) Animal spirit found in brain and nerves. Vital spirit (life spirit) originating in heart; flowing through arteries: didn(cid:495)t understand what heart rate meant but they used pulse in training. Natural spirit formed in the liver. Health was a consequence of proper ordering of naturals and non naturals: manipulate the 6 things non-natural to achieve good health. Galen and followers championed human choices in pursuit of health: free will, choices that preserve and maintain health or lead to disease, doesn(cid:495)t matter what you are born with, you can still achieve good health. Keys to good health balance and moderation. Medieval period 5thc ce 15th c ce. Renaissance period 14th c ce 16th c ce.
