Leibniz and the perfecting of medicine: introduction to text and translation

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https://doi.org/10.5902/2179378643920

Keywords:

Leibniz, Medicine, Modernity

Abstract

In this article we present a translation and discussion of a letter by the philosopher Leibniz (1646-1716), in which he discusses actions for the improvement of medicine. The importance and timeliness of this letter consists of proposing public actions to control epidemics by the state, as well as discussing the use of medication by medicine to control epidemics. At first, we explained the importance of publishing this letter, addressed to Germain Brice, in the Journal des Savants. In the second moment, we present the translation of the text, where it calls for the collection of information to help contain the spread of epidemiological diseases, this is a suggestion that some modern governments could benefit from. In the same text, Leibniz also refers to the treatment of a pandemic with a substance considered foreign.

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Arthur Leandro da Silva Marinho, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, PE

PhD student of Philosophy at the Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, PE

References

LEIBNIZ. Extrato de uma carta do Sr. Leibniz. Paris: Journal de Sçavans, 1694, p. 338-340. Disponível: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k56541d/f368.image. Acesso: 15 de abril de 2020 as 15h10min.

LEIBNIZ. Monadologia. Tradução e apresentação: Adelino Cardoso. Lisboa: Edições Colibri, 2016.

LEIBNIZ. On the way of perfecting medicine. Organização, tradução e notas: Lloyd Strickland. Edição digital. Disponível: http://www.leibniz-translations.com/medicine.htm. Acesso: 15 de abril de 2020 às 15h.

BROWN, Stuart. & FOX, N. J. Historical Dictionary of Leibniz’s Philosophy: Estados Unidos: Scarecrow press, 2006.

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Published

2020-07-08

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Marinho, A. L. da S. (2020). Leibniz and the perfecting of medicine: introduction to text and translation. Voluntas: International Journal of Philosophy, 11, e35. https://doi.org/10.5902/2179378643920

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Vol. 11 (2020): Special Issue: Pandemic and Philosophy

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Special Ed.: Pandemic and Philosophy (continuous publication)

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