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Reassessing Late Medieval Pharmacology: Logical and Metaphysical Tools in the Medical Context

Descripción del proyecto

Las doctrinas filosóficas medievales y las teorías farmacológicas

La farmacología racional medieval, en particular sus teorías de clasificación de los medicamentos, sufrió una reorganización en el siglo XIV bajo la influencia de la filosofía escolástica, particularmente en la Facultad de Medicina de Bolonia. Algunos eruditos boloñeses recibieron la influencia del modismo francés, un método filosófico que dividía la realidad en tres «modi»: ser, conocimiento y significado. El proyecto ReMedY, financiado por el Consejo Europeo de Investigación, explorará la conexión entre las doctrinas filosóficas medievales y las teorías farmacológicas. Asimismo, examinará la relación entre la farmacología racional y la filosofía durante la Edad Media, centrándose en las clasificaciones farmacológicas tardomedievales y sus implicaciones metafísicas, lógicas y epistemológicas. En conjunto, el equipo del proyecto permite acceder a fuentes inéditas de valor científico histórico.

Objetivo

ReMedY addresses the metaphysical, logical and epistemological implications of late medieval pharmacological classifications. Medieval pharmacology was often divided into a rational and a practical part. Rational pharmacology dealt with the theories of drug classification, explaining how to recognise the substance and the qualities of a drug and how to differentiate it from other drugs. Rational pharmacology was thoroughly re-systematised during the 14th century in various university milieus, having been influenced by scholastic philosophy. It is generally acknowledged that the faculty of medicine at Bologna played a central role in this process, due to its strong connection with the philosophical tradition. It is clear that some Bolognese masters were influenced by French modism, which based logic on ontology, dividing reality into the three 'modi' of being, knowledge and meaning. Yet, it has never been investigated how this philosophical debate has influenced rational pharmacology or how it has provided it with indispensable theoretical tools. And this is exactly where this project comes into the picture: ReMedYs unconventional and cross-disciplinary approach connects modist doctrines and pharmacological theories, providing an innovative interpretative key regarding the correlation between rational pharmacology and philosophy during the Middle Ages. The hypothesis of the project, namely that modist theories influenced a distinct tradition of late medieval rational pharmacology is entirely original. My team and I will link research fields that have been kept apart, but whose organic connections provide a new perspective on medieval philosophy. Combining philological, editorial, historical and epistemological approaches, the ReMedY team will deal with pharmacological texts from different geographical areas and provide access to previously unedited sources of historical scientifical value through critical (and digital) editions and doctrinal studies.

Ámbito científico (EuroSciVoc)

CORDIS clasifica los proyectos con EuroSciVoc, una taxonomía plurilingüe de ámbitos científicos, mediante un proceso semiautomático basado en técnicas de procesamiento del lenguaje natural.

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Régimen de financiación

HORIZON-ERC - HORIZON ERC Grants

Institución de acogida

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PALERMO
Aportación neta de la UEn
€ 1 498 828,00
Dirección
PIAZZA MARINA 61
90133 Palermo
Italia

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Región
Isole Sicilia Palermo
Tipo de actividad
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Enlaces
Coste total
€ 1 498 828,00

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