Explanatory models for homeopathy: from the vital force to the current paradigm

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• 作者：Silvia Waisse¹ ; ^{swaisse@pucsp.br" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Leoni Villano Bonamin² ; ^{leonibonamin@unip.br" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author}
• 关键词：Homeopathy ; Explanatory models ; Historical review
• 刊名：Homeopathy
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：August 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：105
• 期：3
• 页码：280-285
• 全文大小：178 K

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d="p0010">Hahnemann's explanatory model for homeopathy was based on an alleged ‘vital force’.

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d="p0015">Hahnemann's views were consistent with the contemporary theory of matter.

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d="p0020">However, the theory of the ‘vital force’ was refuted by mid-19th century.

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d="p0030">Starting from mid-20th century biology is undergoing a paradigm shift.

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d="p0035">The matter-and-motion paradigm was replaced by an informational/biosemiotic paradigm.

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