BRIEF OUTLINE 



mental physiology, the greatest biologist since Aris- 

 totle, whose work On Generation is a commentary 

 on Aristotle in the Aristotelian spirit of return to 

 nature. 

 17th century: Great revival of Hippocratic tradition: 



Thomas Sydenham (1624-1689) "The English Hippo- 

 crates ", 



Herman Boerhaave (1668-1738). 

 1 8th century: Partial eclipse of the ancients, through 

 scientists' absorption in direct investigation of Nature; 

 cf, e.g., 



C. Linnaeus (1707-1778), 



Georges Cuvier (1769-1832). 

 Rediscovery of the significance of Hippocrates and of the 

 Aristotelian biology, — a modern achievement: 



R. T. H. Laennec (1781-1826), inventor of stetho- 

 scope; valuable hints derived from Hippocratic 

 writings; 



Francis Adams (1706-1861) ; praise of Hippocratic 

 surgical treatises; 



Johannes Miiller (1801-1858), 



George H. Lewes (1817-1878), 



William Ogle (1827-1012) ; 

 all derived direct inspiration from Aristotle's biological 

 works, in spite of independent research work. 



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