"Disease and History"

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The paper examines Dr. Frederick Cartwright's exploration into the psychological nature of diseases as presented in his work, "Disease and History", and discusses how Cartwright explores many famous diseases and how they came to be such phenomena in history. The paper relates that Cartwright chooses topics that directly affect the brain while he also emphasizes the connection between culture and disease. The paper praises several aspects of the book and asserts that although much its information and research is a few decades old, its philosophical concepts still hold true today.

From the Paper:

"Doctor Frederick Cartwright began the project that became Disease and History in 1969 in an effort to solve many questions he had on the effect of disease on the passage of history. He worked with history professor Michael Biddis of Cambridge in the production of the book. Cartwright has done extensive research in the area of disease with a uniquely anthropological approach, incorporating his understanding of sociology in his theories about disease in history. Cartwright is now the head of the department of History of Medicine at King's College Hospital in London. The theme of the book can be found in his focus on psychosomatic diseases."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Cartwright, Frederick F. Disease and History (1972). Rupert Hart-Davis Limited:London.

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