Ethos, Bioethics, and Sexual Ethics in Work and Reception of the Anatomist Niels Stensen (1638-1686): Circulation of Love
In: Philosophy and Medicine 117
Foreword -- Author's Preface -- § 1: Basic Premises -- Structure of the Study -- The Life of Niels Stensen the Anatomist -- Applied Methodology and Sources -- State of Research: Niels Stensen in the History of Medicine and Medical Ethics -- Medical Ethos in the 17th Century -- The 'Republic of Physicians' -- Life as a Student and Researcher -- Medical Ethos in Its Relation to Theology Since the Early Modern Period -- Between Experience-Relatedness and Reflection in Faith -- Niels Stensen, René Descartes and Faith -- Niels Stensen and the Legacy of the Time of the So-Called Enlightenment -- § 2: Ethos and Bioethics of the Anatomist Niels Stensen -- Research and Publishing in the 'Republic of Physicians',- Conflicts of a Student: The Blasius and Deusing Episodes -- Development and Progression of the Conflicts -- Plagiarism, Intellectual Property and Authorship -- As Student and Researcher: Personality and Research Ethos -- Intuition and Reflection -- Empathy and Caution -- The Human Brain as an Instrument of the Researcher -- Between Intellectual Heights and Self-Ignorance -- Precipitance and Pride as Obstacles -- Medicine, Patient and Creator -- Physician-Patient-Relationship -- Criticism of Contemporary Medical Craft -- The 'Dialogic Triangle' -- On the Metaphysics of Anatomy -- The Hand of the Anatomist and the Tradition of the "Haec Sacra" -- Technique "in the Hand of God" (in manu Dei) in Service to the Creator -- Between Medicine and Theology -- The Beginning of Life: Research and Ethics -- The Discovery of the Ovary and Scholastic Tradition -- The Copenhagen Public Dissection of a Female Corpse in Comparison -- Physicality and Sexuality of Humans -- Conjugal Sexuality -- Simultaneous Ensoulment versus Successive Ensoulment of the Embryo -- Midwife Education and Dedication to Pregnant Women -- 'Demythicization' of Deformities -- In the Face of Suffering and Death -- Patient and Creator: On the Function of Anatomy -- The Spiritual Dimension of Disease -- Asceticism as Vicarious Atonement -- The Priest as Physician of the Soul -- Care for the Body and Care for the Soul -- Therapeutic Effect of the Sacraments -- Pastoral Border Cases -- § 3: Niels Stensen's Character Sketch in History (17th–21st Century) -- Talent and Originality -- Science and Humility -- The Convert as a Role Model -- In Public and in Politics -- In the Age of Technology and Memory of the Church -- § 4: Niels Stensen's Lasting Significance -- Bibliography -- A. Archive Materials -- B. Photographs -- C. Primary Sources and Secondary Literature -- Abbreviations -- A. Abbreviations for Citations of Stensen Editions -- B. Abbreviations for Periodicals and Encyclopedia -- C. General Abbreviations and Symbols -- Index of Bible References -- Index of Named Persons.