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PMID: 19848216 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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In 2003, the historian of medicine Michael Stolberg, contested the argument--developed by Thomas Laqueur and Londa Schiebinger--that in the XVIII century, anatomists shifted from a one-sex to a two-sexes model. Laqueur and Schiebinger linked the new focus on anatomical differences between the sexes to the rise of egalitarian aspirations during the Enlightenment, and a consecutive need to ground male domination in invariable "laws of nature". Stolberg claimed that the shift to the two sexes model occurred in the early modern period, and was mainly motivated by developments within medicine. This article examines the 2003 debate on the origin of "two sexes" model in the light of a 1939 controversy that opposed the historian of medicine Tadeusz Bilikiewicz, who advocated a focus on a "spirit" of an earlier epoch, and the pioneer of sociology of science Ludwik Fleck, who promoted the study of the "thought styles" of specific scientific communities. |
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Authors:
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Ilana Lowy |
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Type: Historical Article; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Medicina nei secoli Volume: 20 ISSN: 0394-9001 ISO Abbreviation: Med Secoli Publication Date: 2008 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-10-23 Completed Date: 2009-12-02 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0176472 Medline TA: Med Secoli Country: Italy |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 745-66 Citation Subset: QIS |
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Centre de Recherche Médecine Science Santé et Société (CNRS - INSERM - EHESS) Paris, F. lowy@vjf.cnrs.fr |
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Anatomy, Artistic
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history* Dissent and Disputes / history* Female History, 17th Century History, 18th Century History, 19th Century History, 20th Century History, 21st Century Humans Male Medical Illustration / history* Sex Characteristics* |
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