Pantheism and panpsychism in the Renaissance and the emergence of secularism
Intellectual History Review December 11, 2023 Elisabeth Blum, Paul Richard Blum, Tomáš Nejeschleba et al.
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Martin Žemla
2 papers in the library · publishing 2023
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A balsamic mummy. The medical-alchemical panpsychism of Paracelsus
Intellectual History Review November 23, 2023 Martin Žemla
ABSTRACT In this paper, I will argue how Paracelsus's concept of the universal ensoulment of nature may relate to his understanding of the self-healing capacity of the body, as shown in his Grosse Wundartzney (1536). Here, his new approach to medicine is visible, focusing not on retaining or restoring the balance of bodily humours but on strengthening the inner “essence” of life (the so-called...