Cabanis : Enlightenment and Medical Philosophy in the French Revolution

A physician and spokesman for the French Ideologues, Pierre-JeanGeorges Cabanis (1757-1808) stands at the crossroads of several influential developments in modern culture--Enlightenment optimism about human perfectibility, the clinical method in medicine, and the formation and adaptation of liberal social ideals in the French Revolution. This first major study of Cabanis in English traces the influences of these developments on his thought and career. Originally published in 1980. The **Princeton Legacy Library** uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. A physician and spokesman for the French Ideologues, Pierre-JeanGeorges Cabanis (1757-1808) stands at the crossroads of several influential developments in modern culture--Enlightenment optimism about human perfectibility, the clinical method in medicine, and the formation and adaptation of liberal social ideals in the French Revolution. This first major study of Cabanis in English traces the influences of these developments on his thought and career. Originally published in 1980. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905 Contents Preface Introduction CHAPTER I. The Late Enlightenment: Chain of Being, Chain of Truths CHAPTER II. The Body as Mechanism CHAPTER III. The Soul and the Vital Principle in Physiology CHAPTER IV. Methodical Medicine in the Service of Humanity CHAPTER V. The Natural and Artificial in Society CHAPTER VI. The Perils of Revolution and the Rational Organization of Medical Experience CHAPTER VII. Sensitivity: Source of 'Physique' and 'Moral CHAPTER VIII. The Perfectibility of Temperament CHAPTER IX. Approaches to Psychophysiology CHAPTER X. In the Public Arena: Healing, Schooling, Governing CHAPTER XI. The Metaphysical Twilight Notes Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D. “Cabanis” Manuscripts of the Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle Appendix E. Condensed Outline of Hygiene of J.-N. Hallé Bibliography Index A study of a physician and philosopher, spokesman for the French Idéologues, who was at the crossroads of several influential developments in modern culture - Enlightenment optimism about human perfectibility, the clinical method in medicine, and the formation and adaptation of liberal social ideals in the French Revolution