- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Preface
- Prologue
- Introduction
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Chapter 1 Psyche and Soma -
Chapter 2 Alexandria and Hellenistic Psychophysiology - Introduction
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Chapter 3 Biblical Anima-Spirit -
Chapter 4 The Islamic Ascendancy -
Chapter 5 Animal Spirit in an Age of Faith - Introduction
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Chapter 6 René Descartes -
Chapter 7 Experiment and Observation -
Chapter 8 Theory and Argument - Introduction
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Chapter 9 Vibrations and Subtle Fluids -
Chapter 10 Animal Spirit in Action -
Chapter 11 Non-Spiritual Physiology I: -
Chapter 12 Non-Spiritual Physiology II: - Introduction
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Chapter 13 The Increasingly Electrical World -
Chapter 14 Electric Fishes and the Path to Animal Electricity -
Chapter 15 From Fishes to Frogs and Nerve Electricity - Epilogue
- Index
The Islamic Ascendancy
The Islamic Ascendancy
- Chapter:
- (p.59) Chapter 4 The Islamic Ascendancy
- Source:
- The Animal Spirit Doctrine and the Origins of Neurophysiology
- Author(s):
C. U. M. Smith
Eugenio Frixione
Stanley Finger
William Clower
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This chapter studies the emergence of Islam, a civilization that found value in previous works and teachings on nature, medicine, and science. It shows that Arab physicians referred to the works of Aristotle and Galen to help improve their science and guide them through medical knowledge and practice. This chapter shows a renewal in anatomical investigation and studies Islamic medicine and science.
Keywords: Islam, Arab physicians, Aristotle, Galen, science, medical knowledge, medical practice, anatomical investigation, Islamic medicine
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Preface
- Prologue
- Introduction
-
Chapter 1 Psyche and Soma -
Chapter 2 Alexandria and Hellenistic Psychophysiology - Introduction
-
Chapter 3 Biblical Anima-Spirit -
Chapter 4 The Islamic Ascendancy -
Chapter 5 Animal Spirit in an Age of Faith - Introduction
-
Chapter 6 René Descartes -
Chapter 7 Experiment and Observation -
Chapter 8 Theory and Argument - Introduction
-
Chapter 9 Vibrations and Subtle Fluids -
Chapter 10 Animal Spirit in Action -
Chapter 11 Non-Spiritual Physiology I: -
Chapter 12 Non-Spiritual Physiology II: - Introduction
-
Chapter 13 The Increasingly Electrical World -
Chapter 14 Electric Fishes and the Path to Animal Electricity -
Chapter 15 From Fishes to Frogs and Nerve Electricity - Epilogue
- Index
