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["Pharmaco-theology"]

F Krafft1

  • 1Institut für Geschichte der Pharmazie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany.

Die Pharmazie
|June 1, 1996
PubMed
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Physico-theology, an Enlightenment-era Protestant approach, linked nature to God. This study reveals its overlooked focus on herbs and natural remedies, bridging a gap in historical understanding.

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Area of Science:

  • History of Science
  • Philosophy of Religion
  • Early Modern Medicine

Background:

  • Physico-theology, prevalent in Protestant Enlightenment thought, interpreted nature as evidence of divine attributes like omnipotence and wisdom.
  • This approach reconciled emerging causal-mechanical natural science with theological reasoning, emphasizing the purposeful design of creation ('liber naturae').

Observation:

  • While physico-theological texts examined diverse natural phenomena, historical scholarship has largely ignored their engagement with medicinal herbs and natural remedies.
  • This research addresses this oversight by examining relevant writings from key figures like Friedrich Hoffmann, Johann Julius Hecker, and Julius Bernhard von Rohr.

Findings:

  • The study identifies a significant, previously unacknowledged focus on herbs and natural remedies within physico-theological discourse.

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  • These writings demonstrate how natural remedies were integrated into a broader theological framework, contributing to their acceptance.

    • Implications:

    • The integration of natural remedies into physico-theology played a crucial role in their widespread acceptance during the 18th century.
    • This historical connection provided a foundational element for the subsequent development of pharmacy as a scientific discipline in the late 18th century.