Cover of Passions and Tempers

Book 2009

Passions and Tempers

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Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Language
English
Published
2009
  • Mood (Psychology)
  • Physiopathology
  • Body Fluids
  • Physiology
  • Temperament
  • History of Medicine
  • Mental Disorders
  • Medical Philosophy

Traces the 2,500-year evolution of humour-based science, explaining the scientific bases of humour medical practices while discussing how beliefs in the relationship between health and humour balances survived throughout extended periods.