Shifting Attitudes to Drinking Common Water in Dutch Medicine, 1630–1750

The idea that water-drinking is healthy took shape in medical science throughout Europe from the seventeenth century onwards. This article adds new insights to this development through a focus on the Dutch field of medicine between 1630 and 1750. It shows how a major scientific context for this shift could be found in the specific combination of Helmontian iatrochemistry and Cartesian medicine. Yet, the development of thinking about drinking water was also very much shaped by social practices and technological advances outside of medicine. Chronologically, the increased social practice of the... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Pierik, Bob
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2023
Reihe/Periodikum: Pierik , B 2023 , ' Shifting Attitudes to Drinking Common Water in Dutch Medicine, 1630–1750 ' , European Journal for the History of Medicine and Health , vol. 80 , no. 2 , pp. 283-312 . https://doi.org/10.1163/26667711-bja10032
Schlagwörter: Cartesian medicine / Dutch physicians / iatrochemistry / water-drinking
Sprache: Englisch
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