David Horrobin (1939–2003)
Autor(a) de The Madness of Adam and Eve: How Schizophrenia Shaped Humanity
About the Author
Obras de David Horrobin
Essential physics, chemistry and biology: a guide to important principles for nurses and allied professions (1971) 3 cópias
Essential physiology : a guide to important principles for nurses and laboratory technicians (2012) 2 cópias
Clinical uses of essential fatty acids 1 exemplar(es)
I sistemi di comunicazione del corpo 1 exemplar(es)
El organismo humano 1 exemplar(es)
The International handbook of medical science: A daily reference book for medical practice (2nd ed) (1972) 1 exemplar(es)
The International Handbook of Medical Science A Concise guide to current practice and recent advances (1970) 1 exemplar(es)
Latest Research on Evening Primrose Oil 1 exemplar(es)
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome de batismo
- Horrobin, David Frederick
- Data de nascimento
- 1939-10-06
- Data de falecimento
- 2003-04-01
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- UK
- Local de nascimento
- Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK
- Educação
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
King's College School, Wimbledon, England
Oxford University (Balliol College)
St Mary's Hospital Medical School, London, UK - Ocupação
- medical researcher
businessman - Pequena biografia
- A charismatic and persuasive character who made a good deal of money promoting evening primrose oil, thereby offending many in the medical establishment.
The Wikipedia article gives an interesting, and balanced, view of his life.
Membros
Resenhas
Science is God de D. F. Horrobin
An concise address of an important topic. Horrobin focuses on the general public's uncritical religious reverence towards science and scientists and how it leads us
I am a huge fan of this book, not necessarily because it's greatly written, but more because of what it proposes.
Essentially, it suggests that schizophrenia has been pivotal in shaping the major creations and inventions in human kind - as well as shaping religious developments and movements - among other things. It talks about the links between genius and schizophrenia, drawing upon case studies, extrapolation, and research to support his theory that without schizophrenia, our world would not be the wonderful - and horrifying - place that it is today.
I mainly bought this book because of its brief references to schizophrenia within shamanism, but this book has enough meat in it, and is interesting enough, that you don't even really need to be interested in schizophrenia in order to enjoy it.… (mais)
Essentially, it suggests that schizophrenia has been pivotal in shaping the major creations and inventions in human kind - as well as shaping religious developments and movements - among other things. It talks about the links between genius and schizophrenia, drawing upon case studies, extrapolation, and research to support his theory that without schizophrenia, our world would not be the wonderful - and horrifying - place that it is today.
I mainly bought this book because of its brief references to schizophrenia within shamanism, but this book has enough meat in it, and is interesting enough, that you don't even really need to be interested in schizophrenia in order to enjoy it.… (mais)
Prêmios
Estatísticas
- Obras
- 23
- Membros
- 108
- Popularidade
- #179,297
- Avaliação
- 3.4
- Resenhas
- 2
- ISBNs
- 33
- Idiomas
- 1
- Favorito
- 1