Science and Humanity

The humanity of science

Science can provide cures and improve health, and it can also make us more humane.

Giambattista Vico's science of humanity

Each section is broken down into subsections ; thus 'Historiography' consists of 'History of historical writing' and 'Studies of historians'. Book and article titles are grouped separately and individual entries have full citations, together with a very brief descriptive comment in many instances. There is a name index only. Many references to sociology are listed, and although 'Psychohistory',...

Humanity before Science: Narrative Medicine, Clinical Practice, and Medical Education.

Humanity 2009

Chris Baldwin, a devised theatre practitioner and co-editor of a practical guide to devising theatre, lists the devising director’s responsibilities as building a production and performance team, timetabling, compiling documentation of the rehearsal process and, crucially, fulfilling the role of spectator as the devised show is developed and rehearsed. Described by Baldwin as ‘at the centre of ...

Arsenic Curiosa and Humanity

Despite its undoubted toxicity, arsenic is a much-used element, finding applications in agriculture, industry, and medicine. Arsenic as a poison has a prominent role in plays and novels as well as in real life. In medicine, arsenic was so widely used in the 19th century as a cure-all that it has been termed a “therapeutic mule.” Some arsenic compounds are still used in the treatment of parasiti...