Chapter 5 Alchemy, potency, imagination
A case in point is Paracelsus’s view of poisons, which have a richness that has not been captured in previous scholarship. Most scholars only touched on the subject of poison and did not fully reflect on the complexity of its meaning. Consequently, I have decided to explore Paracelsus’s ideas and...
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| description | A case in point is Paracelsus’s view of poisons, which have a richness that
has not been captured in previous scholarship. Most scholars only touched
on the subject of poison and did not fully reflect on the complexity of its
meaning. Consequently, I have decided to explore Paracelsus’s ideas and
bring together the various connotations he conferred to the term ‘poison’.
For the purpose of this chapter, I have chosen a methodology that would
take account of the timing of Paracelsus’s writings as well as their relevance
to the subject at hand. I have consequently decided to take a treatise-based
approach that would not only focus on works that have a particular emphasis
on the topic of poison, but also reflect, to the best extent possible, the
chronology of these treatises. The chapter is thus focussed on seven writings,
although it makes references to other works where appropriate. At the end,
I have tried to synthesise the views of these works and consider the question
of consistency of ideas on ‘poison’ throughout Paracelsus’s writings. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-366592025-06-24T07:18:27Z Chapter 5 Alchemy, potency, imagination Hedesan, Georgiana D. Alchemy poison theories Arsenic Digestion Human Mercury (element) Paracelsus thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing A case in point is Paracelsus’s view of poisons, which have a richness that has not been captured in previous scholarship. Most scholars only touched on the subject of poison and did not fully reflect on the complexity of its meaning. Consequently, I have decided to explore Paracelsus’s ideas and bring together the various connotations he conferred to the term ‘poison’. For the purpose of this chapter, I have chosen a methodology that would take account of the timing of Paracelsus’s writings as well as their relevance to the subject at hand. I have consequently decided to take a treatise-based approach that would not only focus on works that have a particular emphasis on the topic of poison, but also reflect, to the best extent possible, the chronology of these treatises. The chapter is thus focussed on seven writings, although it makes references to other works where appropriate. At the end, I have tried to synthesise the views of these works and consider the question of consistency of ideas on ‘poison’ throughout Paracelsus’s writings. 2021-02-10T12:58:18Z 2018-07-09 23:55 2019-10-17 15:01:21 2020-04-01T12:36:37Z 2018 chapter 1000225 OCN: 1051775261 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/29719 9781138697614; 9781315521091 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/36659 eng open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/29719/1/9781138697614_oachapter5.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/29719/1/9781138697614_oachapter5.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/29719/1/9781138697614_oachapter5.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/29719/1/9781138697614_oachapter5.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/29719/1/9781138697614_oachapter5.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/29719/1/9781138697614_oachapter5.pdf Taylor & Francis Routledge fa69b019-f4ee-4979-8d42-c6b6c476b5f0 It All Depends on the Dose 9781138697614; 9781315521091 Routledge 23 open access |
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