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Homœopathy and Its Kindred Delusions is a work by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., based upon two lectures he gave in 1842, Medical Delusions and Homœopathy. The work criticizes homeopathy, which he considered to be akin to "astrology, palmistry and other methods of getting a living out of the weakness and credulity of mankind and ...
17 de may. de 2012 · Homoepathy and its kindred delusions; two lectures delivered before the Boston society for the diffusion of useful knowledge : Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive.
31 de ene. de 2012 · The German philosopher Hegel said, “We learn from history that we don’t learn from history.” “Homeopathy and Its Kindred Delusions” is a remarkable little book based on two lectures Oliver Wendell Holmes gave in 1842. It is a masterful debunking of homeopathy.
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Presented by Sylvain Cazalet. Dr Oliver Wendell Holmes. Homeopathy and Its Kindred Delusions. This essay were presented as two lectures to the Boston Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge in 1842. The author achieved prominence as a physician, poet, and humorist.
Excerpt from the preface to Homϗpathy, and its kindred delusions by Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894)
Written in 1842, it is one of the earliest criticisms of homeopathy, which was widely popular at the time. It is an epic takedown of not only homeopathy but all forms of quackery, and an eloquent and powerful exposition of the placebo effect and the dangers of anecdotal evidence.
