‘Proper Motions, Actions and Uses’: Physiological Knowledge as the Only Means to Rational Politics in Restoration England

This article is drawn from a doctoral thesis called ‘Governing Public Bodies: Reconsidering the Relationship Between Statecraft and Healthcare in England, 1650–1730’, which considers two things: how certain categories of person, certain subjectivities, have been assembled through government in the n...

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Published in:Medical history 2011-07, Vol.55 (3), p.339-342
Main Author: Ridge, Steve
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
17th century
Biology
Charleton
Delivery of Health Care - history
England
Ethics - history
History of medicine
History of science and technology
History, 17th Century
History, 18th Century
Human Body
Humans
Life sciences
Medicine
surgery
pharmacy
Philosophy, Medical - history
Physiology - history
Politics
Public Health - history
Walter Charleton
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Summary:This article is drawn from a doctoral thesis called ‘Governing Public Bodies: Reconsidering the Relationship Between Statecraft and Healthcare in England, 1650–1730’, which considers two things: how certain categories of person, certain subjectivities, have been assembled through government in the name of health; and how the health of the individual has been understood to relate to that of the collective.
ISSN:0025-7273
2048-8343
DOI:10.1017/S0025727300005366