A collaborative initiative tracing interactions between medicine and natural philosophy in Early Modern Europe.

Events and Activities Working Group on Optics and Anatomy (Spring 2012) The tentative topic for the Spring term is the interaction between mathematical optics and medical theories of vision. Temporary and Permanent Anatomy Theaters: the Stakes of Transition (January 20, 2012) Cynthia Klestinec will lead an afternoon workshop on material relating to her new book, Theaters of Anatomy.  More information. Early Modern Medicine and Natural Philosophy Conference (November 2012) An international conference exploring the multi-faceted interplay between medicine and natural philosophy in Early Modernity. Early Modern Medicine and Philosophy Tentative title for an edited volume under contract in the Springer Series History, Philosophy and Theory of the Life Sciences (Co-editors: Benjamin Goldberg, Evan Ragland, and Peter Distelzweig). Previous Events and Activities Working Group on Renaissance Anatomy (Fall 2011) Looking at Cynthia Klestinec's Theaters of Anatomy and related 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 Collaborators James Lennox (University of Pittsburgh) Dennis Looney (University of Pittsburgh) Domenico Bertoloni Meli (Indiana Univeristy) Charles Wolfe (University of Ghent) Peter Distelzweig (University of Pittsburgh) Benjamin Goldberg (University of Pittsburgh) Evan Ragland (University of Alabama, Huntsville) Sponsors At the University of Pittsburgh Humanities Center Center for Philosophy of Science 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