The understanding of monsters at the Royal Society in the first half of the eighteenth century |
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Authors: | da Costa P F |
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Institution: | Dept of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge, UK. |
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Abstract: | In tune with an Enlightenment sensibility that focused on the search for order and regularities, monsters were given a marginal position in eighteenth-century medical works. By contrast, they had an important place at the Royal Society during the second half of the century. This article first focuses on the general interest in monsters within the context of the natural historical agenda and corporate activity of the Society and then addresses the medical understanding of monsters by members of the Society. Finally, it discusses some of the moral and social implications of their medicalization in eighteenth century England. |
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