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Passions and Templars
Noga Arikha
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Description for Passions and Templars
Paperback. Arikha intertwines the histories of medicine, science, psychology, and philosophy in this 2,500-year journey that explores the origins of humours in ancient Greece to the present day. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 314.
Physicians in ancient Greece believed four humours flowed within the human body-blood, phlegm, black bile, and choler-determining a person's health, mood, and character. Not until the seventeenth century would a more complex view of the anatomy begin to emerge. But by then humoural theory had already become deeply ingrained in Western language and thought-and endures to this day in surprising ways. Interweaving the histories of medicine, science, psychology, and philosophy, Passions and Tempers explores the uncanny persistence of these variable, invisible fluids. It will change how we view our physical, mental, and emotional selves.
Physicians in ancient Greece believed four humours flowed within the human body-blood, phlegm, black bile, and choler-determining a person's health, mood, and character. Not until the seventeenth century would a more complex view of the anatomy begin to emerge. But by then humoural theory had already become deeply ingrained in Western language and thought-and endures to this day in surprising ways. Interweaving the histories of medicine, science, psychology, and philosophy, Passions and Tempers explores the uncanny persistence of these variable, invisible fluids. It will change how we view our physical, mental, and emotional selves.
Product Details
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
314g
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780060731175
SKU
V9780060731175
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About Noga Arikha
Noga Arikha was raised in Paris and received her doctorate in history at London's Warburg Institute. She was a fellow at the Italian Academy for Advanced Studies at Columbia University, and has taught at Bard College and the Bard Graduate Center. She lives in New York City.
Reviews for Passions and Templars
"...this persistent [humoural] theory...has much to teach us..."
New York Sun "Passions and Tempers may excite the passions and tempers...as a good work of intellectual history should."
Washington Post "...a stimulating work that shows the Western mind nobly grappling with the inscrutable nature of the human body."
Publishers Weekly "To Arikha's immense credit, she provides a thoroughly ... Read more
New York Sun "Passions and Tempers may excite the passions and tempers...as a good work of intellectual history should."
Washington Post "...a stimulating work that shows the Western mind nobly grappling with the inscrutable nature of the human body."
Publishers Weekly "To Arikha's immense credit, she provides a thoroughly ... Read more