The Unnoticed Theories of Servetus: A Dissertation Addressed to the Medical Society of Stockholm (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

George Sigmond

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 036616631X ISBN 13: 9780366166312

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Uncover the hidden ideas in a 13th-century medical mind.

A scholarly edition presents extracts from Servetus’s Christianismi Restitutio, framed by a learned introduction and commentary that place these theories in the context of early modern physiology and medical thought.

This edition makes accessible a rare historical work through a careful, verbatim rendering of key passages about blood, brain, and the origins of mind. It situates Ser­vetus’s views alongside later debates in anatomy, physiology, and philosophy, offering readers a window into how early ideas about circulation and the seat of thought were explored and discussed among 18th‑century scholars.

• Verbatim extracts that preserve the author’s original phrasing and structure.
• Contextual introductions that explain how these theories fit into the science of the era.
• Discussion of the mind, brain ventricles, and the inner workings of physiology.
• Academic notes that connect historic debates to later developments in medicine and philosophy.

Ideal for readers of medical history, philosophy of science, and early modern anthropology who want to understand how foundational ideas were formed and debated.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 036616631X
• ISBN 13: 9780366166312
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 98