Siraisi Nancy G
Graduate Center, City University of New York, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10016, USA.
Isis. 2012 Sep;103(3):491-514. doi: 10.1086/667970.
History of science and history of medicine are today largely organized as distinct disciplines, though ones widely recognized as interrelated. Attempts to evaluate the extent and nature of their relation have reached varying conclusions, depending in part on the historical period under consideration. This essay examines some characteristics of European medicine from the fifteenth to the early seventeenth century and considers their relevance for the history of science. Attention is given to the range of interests and activities of individuals trained in or practicing medicine, to the impact of changes in natural philosophy, to the role of observation, description, and accumulation of information, and to the exchange of knowledge among the medical community.
科学史和医学史如今在很大程度上被组织为不同的学科，尽管人们普遍认为它们相互关联。评估它们之间关系的程度和性质的尝试得出了不同的结论，部分取决于所考虑的历史时期。本文考察了15世纪至17世纪早期欧洲医学的一些特征，并思考了这些特征与科学史的相关性。文中关注了接受过医学训练或从事医学实践的个人的兴趣范围和活动、自然哲学变化的影响、观察、描述和信息积累的作用，以及医学界内部的知识交流。
