{"product_id":"extending-practical-medicine-michael-evans-9781855840805","title":"Extending Practical Medicine: Fundamental Principles Based on the Science of the Spirit (Cw 27)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten in 1925 (CW 27)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this classic introductory work on spiritual medicine, Rudolf Steiner worked in a unique literary collaboration with the physician Ita Wegman. Their aim was to revitalize the art of healing through spiritual knowledge--yet in so doing they did not underrate or dismiss modern allopathic medicine; rather, they illumined ordinary medicine beyond its materialistic outlook to a fuller realization of the human condition. As Ita Wegman wrote in her preface: \u003c\/p\u003e\"The aim was not to underestimate scientific medicine in an amateurish way; it was given full recognition. But it was important to add to existing knowledge the insights that can come from true perception of the spirit, enabling us to understand the processes of illness and healing.\" \u003cp\u003eToday, this extension of conventional allopathic medicine is generally called \"anthroposophic medicine.\" It is used and valued by numerous physicians in clinics around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume is a translation from the German of \u003ci\u003eGrundlegendes für eine Erweiterung der Heilkunst nach geisteswissenschaflichen Erkenntnissen\u003c\/i\u003e (GA 27).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Evans, Rudolf Steiner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1855840804\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781855840805\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rudolf Steiner Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.52h x 5.48w x 0.42d","brand":"Michael Evans","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47135429263615,"sku":"9781855840805","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_30a550de-6c77-4b1c-91a4-bfb1672182f2.jpg?v=1755010123","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/extending-practical-medicine-michael-evans-9781855840805","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}