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Cabanis: Enlightenment and Medical Philosophy in the French Revolution
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
Cabanis: Enlightenment and Medical Philosophy in the French Revolution
Contributors:
By (Author) Martin S. Staum
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
28th June 2016
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
History of medicine
European history
Dewey:
610.94409033
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Hardback
Number of Pages:
444
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 229mm
Weight:
794g
Description
A physician and spokesman for the French Ideologues, Pierre-JeanGeorges Cabanis (1757-1808) stands at the crossroads of several influential developments in modern culture--Enlightenment optimism about human perfectibility, the clinical method in medicine, and the formation and adaptation of liberal social ideals in the French Revolution. This first
