Historical Transformation of Diagnosis and Medical Cosmologies

Abstract

The changes that medicine has undergone throughout history have led to various transformations in the diagnosis process. The effect of metaphysical elements was seen in the diagnosis process in Antiquity and the Middle Ages. After the Renaissance, the diagnosis process took on a more systematic character. The values of each age affected the diagnosis process. In ancient times, there was a symptom-based approach in the diagnosis process and symptoms were sometimes associated with metaphysical elements. The diagnostic techniques used in Antiquity reflect class differences. Some diagnostic techniques of this period were the source of the techniques used today. The understanding of Christianity in the Middle Ages had interrupted the diagnosis and treatment process until the Renaissance. The Renaissance was an important period in shaping the philosophical foundations of medical science. Today, the diagnosis process is more systematic and mechanistic. The understanding of each era is associated with medical cosmology. In the study, the diagnosis process is examined historically and the diagnosis process of the 18th century and beyond is discussed in the context of medical cosmologies.

Keywords

• history of diagnosis
• medical cosmologies
• history of medicine
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• tıbbi kozmolojiler
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