Anti-Paracelsianism from Conrad Gessner to Robert Boyle
2020; Rodopi Publishers; Volume: 48; Issue: 1-2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1163/18796583-04801004
ISSN1879-6583
AutoresCharles D. Gunnoe, Dane T. Daniel,
Tópico(s)Historical Philosophy and Science
ResumoThis article surveys the current knowledge of the anti-Paracelsian movement from a confessional perspective. It outlines the rise of the critique of Paracelsus by academic physicians such as Conrad Gessner, Thomas Erastus’s vociferous demonization, and an ambivalent Catholic reaction. Andreas Libavius and other chymical theorists remained critical of Paracelsus’s natural philosophy while engaging aspects of his alchemy. The cumulative impact reveals a widespread anti-Paracelsian discourse, which escalated in the seventeenth century due to the growing popularity of Paracelsian spiritualism.
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