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Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann (/ ˈ h ɑː n ə m ə n / HAH-nə-mən, German: [ˈzaːmueːl ˈhaːnəman]; 10 April 1755 [1] – 2 July 1843) was a German physician, best known for creating the pseudoscientific system of alternative medicine called homeopathy.
Treatise on the Gods (1930) is H. L. Mencken's survey of the history and philosophy of religion, and was intended as an unofficial companion volume to his Treatise on Right and Wrong (1934). [1] The first and second printings were sold out before publication, and eight more printings followed. [ 2 ]
In 1796, some six years after Hahnemann first experienced the effect of Peruvian Bark Cinchona in 1790 he published an article under the title "Essay on a New Principle". After conducting personal observations and experiments, Hahnemann published his new account of homoeopathy in book form in 1810.
Hahnemann used this term to distinguish medicine as practiced in his time from his use of infinitesimally small (or nonexistent) doses of substances to treat the spiritual causes of illness. The Companion Encyclopedia of the History of Medicine states that "[Hahnemann] gave an all-embracing name to regular practice, calling it 'allopathy'. This ...
Fragmenta de viribus is a homeopathic reference book published in Leipzig in 1805.. The book was written by Samuel Hahnemann and published in Latin, in two volumes.The full title is Fragmenta de viribus medicamentorum: positivis sive in sano corpore humano observatis (Fragmentary Observations relative to the Positive Powers of Medicines on the healthy Human Body).
Treatise on the last end (qq. 1–5): [iii] Treatise on human acts (qq. 6–21) [iv] The will in general (qq. 6–7) The Will (qq. 8–17) Good and evil (qq. 8–21) Treatise on passions (qq. 22–48) [v] Passions in general (qq. 22–25) Love and hatred (qq. 26–29) Concupiscence and delight (qq. 30–34) Pain and sorrow (qq. 35–39)
Homeopathy was created in 1796 by Samuel Hahnemann. [27] Hahnemann rejected the mainstream medicine of the late 18th century as irrational and inadvisable, because it was largely ineffective and often harmful. [28] [29] He advocated the use of single drugs at lower doses and promoted an immaterial, vitalistic view of how living organisms ...
The eight authors appointed to write the Bridgewater Treatises were offered little guidance about what was expected of them, and the individual works were varied. [15] In particular, while the series has sometimes been seen primarily as a contribution to natural theology, [16] the authors did not agree about the extent to which humans could acquire knowledge of God by observation and reasoning ...