Medicine,
Philosophy,
and the 'Scientific
Revolution'
and the 'Scientific
Revolution'
A
collaborative initiative tracing interactions between medicine
and natural philosophy in Early Modern Europe.
Events and ActivitiesEarly Modern Medicine and Natural PhilosophyVolume under contract in the Springer Series History, Philosophy and Theory of the Life Sciences (Coeditors: Benjamin Goldberg, Evan Ragland, and Peter Distelzweig). List of contributors Previous Events and ActivitiesEarly Modern Medicine and Natural Philosophy Conference (2-4 November 2012)An international conference at the University of Pittsburgh exploring the multi-faceted interplay between medicine and natural philosophy in Early Modernity. More information here. Renaissance Anatomy Workshop, IU Bloomington (July 26-27, 2012) On the 26th there was an afternoon workshop at IU Bloomington on Renaissance Anatomy sponsored by IU's HPS department and Renaissance Studies program. The next day a small group gathered to discuss Domenico Bertoloni Meli's recent book Mechanism, Experiment, Disease. Working Group on Anatomy, Medicine and Natural Philosophy (Spring 2012) We meet occasionally to look at parts of Casseri's Pentaestheseion. Temporary and Permanent Anatomy Theaters: the Stakes of Transition (January 20, 2012) Cynthia Klestinec led an afternoon workshop on material relating to her new book, Theaters of Anatomy. Working Group on Renaissance Anatomy (Fall 2011) Looking at Cynthia Klestinec's Theaters of Anatomy and related primary and secondary materials. Exploratory Workshop on Medicine and Natural Philosophy in Early Modernity (May 27, 2011) See the website for the program and participants. Working Group on Eary Modern Medicine and Philosophy (Spring 2011) We looked at a variety of issues from medical empiricism and experiment to teleology and traditions of natural theology, examining thinkers like William Harvey, René Descartes, Robert Boyle, John Ray and Jean Fernel. |
 Organizers and CollaboratorsJames Lennox (University of Pittsburgh)Dennis Looney (University of Pittsburgh) Domenico Bertoloni Meli (Indiana Univeristy) Charles Wolfe (Ghent University) Evan Ragland (University of Alabama, Huntsville) Peter Distelzweig (University of Pittsburgh) Benjamin Goldberg (East Tennessee State University) SponsorsAt the University of PittsburghHumanities Center Center for Philosophy of Science A. W. Mellon Foundation World History Center Department of History and Philosophy of Science Medieval and Renaissance Studies Program Other Institutions Department of Philosophy of Science, Indiana Univeristy |
For further Information, contact Peter Distelzweig: pmd17 [at] pitt
[dot] edu