The Dynamic Heart and Circulation: DYNAMIC HEART AND CIRCULATION (P)

Based on years of phenomenological research, doctors, scientists, and teachers present dynamic pictures of the circulatory system that give perspective to the prevailing mechanistic ideas that dominate science and medicine today. People today are usually taught that the heart is only a pump. This book transcends this narrow view and restores life to our understanding of the heart and circulation. These essays, inspired by a Goethean view of nature and science, attempt to portray rather than explain. Some give precise descriptions of physiological processes, while others portray the heart and circulation within broader developmental and evolutionary contexts. Craig Holdrege is the director of The Nature Institute in Harlemville, New York. The institute is dedicated to research and educational activities that apply a Goethean, phenomena-centered method.(http://www.natureinstitute.org) www.natureinstitute.org . Contents: 1. The Heart: A Pulsing and Perceptive Center by Craig Holdrege 2. The Polarity of Center and Periphery in the Circulatory System by Heinrich Brettschneider 3. The Physiology of Circulation: A Reappraisal by Hermann Lauboeck 4. A Dynamic Morphology of the Cardiovascular System by Wolfgang Schad 5. Patterns in the Evolution of the Heart and Circulatory System by Christiane Liesche 6. The Embryonic Development of the Cardiovascular System by Matthias Woernle with a Preface by Heinrich Brettschneider Appendix A: Heart Anatomy Appendix B: The Hydraulic Ram Based on years of phenomenological research, doctors, scientists, and teachers present dynamic pictures of the circulatory system that give perspective to the prevailing mechanistic ideas that dominate science and medicine today. People today are usually taught that the heart is only a pump. This book transcends this narrow view and restores life to our understanding of the heart and circulation.These essays, inspired by a Goethean view of nature and science, attempt to portray rather than explain. Some give precise descriptions of physiological processes, while others portray the heart and circulation within broader developmental and evolutionary contexts.Craig Holdrege is the director of The Nature Institute in Harlemville, New York. The institute is dedicated to research and educational activities that apply a Goethean, phenomena-centered method.[www.natureinstitute.org](http://www.natureinstitute.org).**Contents:**1. The Heart: A Pulsing and Perceptive Centerby Craig Holdrege2. The Polarity of Center and Periphery in the Circulatory Systemby Heinrich Brettschneider3. The Physiology of Circulation: A Reappraisalby Hermann Lauboeck4. A Dynamic Morphology of the Cardiovascular Systemby Wolfgang Schad5. Patterns in the Evolution of the Heart and Circulatory Systemby Christiane Liesche6. The Embryonic Development of the Cardiovascular Systemby Matthias Woernle with a Preface by Heinrich BrettschneiderAppendix A: Heart AnatomyAppendix B: The Hydraulic Ram "Written by doctors, scientists, and teachers, the contributions in this book present a dynamic picture of the circulatory system that both balances and puts into perpective the prevailing one-sided mechanical explanations that dominate science and medical education."--Cover. DH front cover......Page 1 000i-viii......Page 2 001-021......Page 10 022-052......Page 31 053-076......Page 62 077-097......Page 86 98-114......Page 107 115-143......Page 124 144-152......Page 153 DH back cover......Page 161