The work by Pedro Aquenza is included in the field of the debates aroused in the science modernization process in Spain between the end of XVII and the beginning of XVIII. From his privileged situation as a court doctor, he argued with Feijoo due to the publication of 'Teatro Crítico Universal' in a passionate defence of the medical profession against the scepticism which the new trends tried to impose.

Tradición y modernidad en la 'Defensa de la Medicina' de Aquenza frente a Feijoo

García Sánchez, María Dolores
2018-01-01

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The work by Pedro Aquenza is included in the field of the debates aroused in the science modernization process in Spain between the end of XVII and the beginning of XVIII. From his privileged situation as a court doctor, he argued with Feijoo due to the publication of 'Teatro Crítico Universal' in a passionate defence of the medical profession against the scepticism which the new trends tried to impose.
2018
La obra de Pedro Aquenza se sitúa en el ámbito de los debates suscitados en el proceso de modernización de la ciencia en España entre finales del siglo XVII y principios del XVIII. Desde su situación privilegiada de médico de Corte, polemizó con Feijoo a raíz de la aparición del 'Teatro Crítico Universal', en una apasionada defensa del ejercicio de la profesión médica frente al escepticismo que trataban de imponer las nuevas tendencias.
Aquenza – Feijoo – Angeleres – Galenism – novatores
Aquenza; Feijoo; Angeleres; Galenismo; Novatores
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