Anthroposophy and Science: An Introduction - Hardcover

Heusser, Peter

 
9783631672242: Anthroposophy and Science: An Introduction
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 3631672241 ISBN 13: 9783631672242
Publisher: Peter Lang AG, 2016

Synopsis

This book is the first thorough introduction into the scientific basis of anthroposophy and anthroposophical medicine in the context of academic science. On a sound epistemological basis and in the context of current debates it analyses basic concepts of physics, chemistry, genetics, morphogenesis, biology, neurobiology, psychology, and philosophy of mind, with an emphasis on the problems of life, mind-body interactions, and free will. The result is a non-reductionistic anthropology acknowledging the emergent properties of body, life, soul, and spirit as equally real entities. This concurs with the basic concepts of anthroposophy and anthroposophical medicine, the justification of which is discussed in relation to the history and methodology of science as well as evidence based medicine.

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About the Author

Peter Heusser is a medical doctor with a comprehensive experience in practicing, teaching and research in anthroposophical medicine, first at the University of Bern and in Swiss national research projects. He is now Professor for the Theory of Medicine, Integrative and Anthroposophical Medicine, and Head of the Institute for Integrative Medicine at Witten/Herdecke University, Germany.

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Publisher
Peter Lang AG
Publication date
2016
Language
English
ISBN 10 
3631672241
ISBN 13 
9783631672242
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
368