"At numerous places, especially in the opening chapters, my text turns to the writings of a sixteenth-century physician, Jean Fernel."--Preface
"First printing."
Includes an index.
Contents
Nature and tradition -- The natural and superstition -- Life in little -- The wisdom of the body -- Earth's reshuffling -- A whole presupposed of its parts -- The brain and its work -- The organ of liaison -- Brain collaborates with psyche -- Earth's alchemy -- Two ways of one mind -- Conflict with nature.
