William Harvey and blood circulation: his epistemological obstacles

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  • Carlos Enrique Escobar Gónima Universidad de Antioquia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.iatreia.4279

Keywords:

Blood circulation, Experimental method, Galenus, History of medicine, William Harvey

Abstract

This paper emphasizes on the importance of William Harvey as a precursor of the experimental method in medicine. It describes some of the epistemological obstacles he had to face in the elaboration of his theory of blood circulation, contradicting the galenical theory on the subject that was accepted as a doctrine at his time.

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Author Biography

Carlos Enrique Escobar Gónima, Universidad de Antioquia

Profesor de Historia, Medicina y Sociedad, Asistente al curso: “Filosofía de la Biología: Director Guillermo Henao”, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.

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Published

2006-01-22

How to Cite

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Escobar Gónima CE. William Harvey and blood circulation: his epistemological obstacles. Iatreia [Internet]. 2006 Jan. 22 [cited 2025 Dec. 13];19(2):pág. 199-205. Available from: https://revistas.udea.edu.co/index.php/iatreia/article/view/4279

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 2

Section

History of Medicine

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