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Passions and Tempers The humours—blood, phlegm, black bile, and choler—were substances thought to circulate within the body and determine a person's health, mood, and character. For example, an excess of black bile was considered a cause of melancholy. The theory of humours remained an inexact but powerful tool for centuries, surviving scientific changes and offering clarity to physicians. This one-of-a... Full description
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“...this persistent [humoural] theory...has much to teach us...” (New York Sun)
“Passions and Tempers may excite the passions and tempers...as a good work of intellectual history should.” (Washington Post)
“...a stimulating work that shows the Western mind nobly grappling with the inscrutable nature of the human body.” (Publishers Weekly)
“To Arikha’s immense credit, she provides a thoroughly documented account...” (New York Times Book Review)
“...a fine job...” (New York Times Book Review)
“Fascinating...[Passions and Tempers] challenges us to consider the value, and the meaning, of a discredited theory.” (Salon.com)
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“Passions and Tempers may excite the passions and tempers...as a good work of intellectual history should.” (Washington Post)
“...a stimulating work that shows the Western mind nobly grappling with the inscrutable nature of the human body.” (Publishers Weekly)
“To Arikha’s immense credit, she provides a thoroughly documented account...” (New York Times Book Review)
“...a fine job...” (New York Times Book Review)
“Fascinating...[Passions and Tempers] challenges us to consider the value, and the meaning, of a discredited theory.” (Salon.com)
Noga Arikha was raised in Paris and received her doctorate in history at London's Warburg Institute. She was a fellow at the Italian Academy for Advanced Studies at Columbia University, and has taught at Bard College and the Bard Graduate Center. She lives in New York City.
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