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- catalog abstract "Philosophic Whigs explores the links between scientific activity and politics and offers new insights into the form and content of medical education in early nineteenth-century Scotland. Through a study of the Thomson family - a medical dynasty active in Edinburgh from 1789 to 1848 - L.S. Jacyna describes how the Thomsons acted as medical entrepreneurs, developing novel forms of pedagogy in their attempt to secure their position within the competitive and acrimonious environment of the Edinburgh Medical School. The author also considers the political allegiances and opinions of the Thomsons and their close associates. He aligns them in the broad circle of other 'philosophical Whigs' such as Francis Jeffrey and Henry Brougham, and illustrates how Scottish professorial appointments were often decided on the political rather than the professional merits of a candidate. For the Edinburgh Whig intelligentsia, intellectual and especially scientific activity were seen as a means of expressing a political identity. However, this identity often appeared in the science itself - Philosophic Whigs shows that certain of the physiological theories promulgated by these medical authors present a characteristically Whig view of the body.".
- catalog contributor b6021187.
- catalog created "1994.".
- catalog date "1994".
- catalog date "1994.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1994.".
- catalog description "1. Philosophic Whiggism -- 2. John Allen, physiologist and Friend of the People -- 3. The Old Chairmaker -- 4. Pathologists and practitioners -- 5. A Whig decline.".
- catalog description "For the Edinburgh Whig intelligentsia, intellectual and especially scientific activity were seen as a means of expressing a political identity. However, this identity often appeared in the science itself - Philosophic Whigs shows that certain of the physiological theories promulgated by these medical authors present a characteristically Whig view of the body.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Philosophic Whigs explores the links between scientific activity and politics and offers new insights into the form and content of medical education in early nineteenth-century Scotland. Through a study of the Thomson family - a medical dynasty active in Edinburgh from 1789 to 1848 - L.S. Jacyna describes how the Thomsons acted as medical entrepreneurs, developing novel forms of pedagogy in their attempt to secure their position within the competitive and acrimonious environment of the Edinburgh Medical School. The author also considers the political allegiances and opinions of the Thomsons and their close associates. He aligns them in the broad circle of other 'philosophical Whigs' such as Francis Jeffrey and Henry Brougham, and illustrates how Scottish professorial appointments were often decided on the political rather than the professional merits of a candidate.".
- catalog extent "vii, 213 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0415036143 (hb)".
- catalog isPartOf "The Wellcome Institute series in the history of medicine".
- catalog issued "1994".
- catalog issued "1994.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "London ; New York : Routledge,".
- catalog spatial "Scotland Edinburgh".
- catalog spatial "Scotland".
- catalog spatial "Scotland.".
- catalog subject "610/.9413/409034 20".
- catalog subject "History, 19th Century Scotland Biography.".
- catalog subject "History, 19th Century Scotland.".
- catalog subject "Medicine Political aspects Scotland Edinburgh History 18th century.".
- catalog subject "Medicine Political aspects Scotland Edinburgh History 19th century.".
- catalog subject "Medicine Scotland Edinburgh History 18th century.".
- catalog subject "Medicine Scotland Edinburgh History 19th century.".
- catalog subject "Physicians Scotland Edinburgh Biography.".
- catalog subject "Physicians Scotland biography.".
- catalog subject "Politics Scotland Biography.".
- catalog subject "Politics Scotland.".
- catalog subject "R497.E34 J33 1994".
- catalog subject "Schools, Medical Scotland History Biography.".
- catalog subject "Schools, Medical history Scotland.".
- catalog subject "Thompson family.".
- catalog subject "University of Edinburgh Faculty of Medicine History 18th century.".
- catalog subject "University of Edinburgh Faculty of Medicine History 19th century.".
- catalog subject "WZ 70 FS2 J2h 1994".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Philosophic Whiggism -- 2. John Allen, physiologist and Friend of the People -- 3. The Old Chairmaker -- 4. Pathologists and practitioners -- 5. A Whig decline.".
- catalog title "Philosophic whigs : medicine, science, and citizenship in Edinburgh, 1789-1848 / L.S. Jacyna.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".