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SUMMARY:Conrad Gessner\, the Zurich Lectorium\, and the study of physics a
 nd medicine in the early modern world - Anja-Silvia Goeing (Visiting Fello
 w\, Harvard University)
DTSTART:20161114T130000Z
DTEND:20161114T140000Z
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CONTACT:Edwin Rose
DESCRIPTION:Conrad Gessner's approach towards the world and mankind was ce
 ntred on his preoccupation with the human soul\, an object of study that h
 ad challenged classical writers such as Aristotle and Galen\, and which re
 mained as important in post-Reformation debate.⁠ Writing commentaries on
  Aristotle's _De Anima_ (On the Soul) was part of early-modern physics edu
 cation at university and formed the preparatory step for studying medicine
 . I will use the case study of Gessner's commentary on _De Anima_ to explo
 re how Gessner's readers prioritised _De Anima_'s information. Gessner's i
 ntention was to provide the students of philosophy and medicine with the m
 ost current and comprehensive thinking\, whether in physics or in medicine
 . His readers' responses raise questions about evolving discussions in phy
 sics and medicine\, and Gessner's part in helping these develop.
LOCATION:Seminar Room 1\, Department of History and Philosophy of Science
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