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Preeminent historian of medicine Owsei Temkin brought to his writing an awesome range of scholarship, for he was at home in the classical, the medieval, and the modern eras. The essays gathered in this volume deal with all the topics that Temkin considered most important in his work. They were widely commended for their originality, intelligent analysis, and impressive continuity of thought.
Temkin explores the history of basic medical sciences, of health and disease, and of surgery and drug therapy, as well as general questions concerning the historical and philosophical approach to medicine from antiquity to the early twentieth century. In a retrospective introduction which gives the book its name, Temkin relates his writings to his career as a scholar in Germany and the United States. He situates the writings against the background of the development of the study of medical history and provides recollections of such prominent figures as Karl Sudhoff, Henry E. Sigerist, William H. Welch, and Richard H. Shryock.
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Owsei Temkin, M.D. (1902--2002), was William H. Welch Professor of the History of Medicine and director of the Institute of the History of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University. His books include The Falling Sickness: A History of Epilepsy from the Greeks to the Beginnings of Modern Neurology, Soranus' Gynecology (translation), and Hippocrates in a World of Pagans and Christians.
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The Double Face of Janus and Other Essays in the History of Medicine
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A substantial collection of essays by Owsei Temkin, one of the foremost twentieth-century historians of medicine. The volume brings together Temkin's writings on the history, philosophy, ethics, and development of medicine from classical antiquity through the early twentieth century. The title essay, "The Double Face of Janus," provides a retrospective account of Temkin's development as a scholar in Germany and the United States and places his work within the development of medical history as an academic discipline. Other essays address the relationship between history and the philosophy of medicine, medical ethics and moral responsibility, Greek and Galenic medicine, Hippocratism, physiology, concepts of health and disease, surgery, pharmacology, and the development of modern biomedical science. Temkin also discusses and recalls important figures in the development of medical history, including Karl Sudhoff, Henry E. Sigerist, William H. Welch, and Richard H. Shryock. A contemporary JAMA review described the collection as a republication of important earlier papers together with a new autobiographical essay and noted Temkin's long association with the Johns Hopkins Institute of the History of Medicine. x, 543 pages. Includes bibliographical references and index. Bibliographic records confirm the 1977 Johns Hopkins edition and pagination. Condition: Very Good hardcover in Good dust jacket. Dust jacket shows substantial shelf and edge wear, including rubbing, creasing, numerous short closed tears, and chipping and small losses along the upper and lower edges, corners, and spine ends. Jacket remains substantially complete with lettering clearly legible. Visible portions of the book and text block show moderate age and shelf wear. Interior pages shown are clean and well preserved. Please see photographs for complete condition details. Significance / Collector Appeal: Owsei Temkin was one of the leading figures in establishing the history of medicine as a rigorous scholarly discipline in the United States. He served as William H. Welch Professor of the History of Medicine and director of the Institute of the History of Medicine at Johns Hopkins. This collection ranges across ancient, medieval, and modern medicine and represents many of the subjects central to his career. The book also has genuine historiographical importance rather than being merely an old collection of medical essays: it was reviewed on publication in JAMA, Medical History, Isis, and The American Historical Review. Shipping / Returns: Carefully packed for shipment. Returns accepted in accordance with AbeBooks policies. SCI 3b. Seller Inventory # ABE-1787692233989
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