{"product_id":"passions-and-tempers-noga-arikha-9780060731175","title":"Passions and Tempers: A History of the Humours","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Passions and Tempers may excite passions and tempers in some of its readers, as a good work of intellectual history should. You will learn a lot from its pages.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e --Washington Post\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe humours--blood, phlegm, black bile, and choler--were substances thought to circulate within the body and determine a person's health, mood, and character. The theory of humours remained an inexact but powerful tool for centuries, surviving scientific changes and offering clarity to physicians. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This one-of-a-kind book follows the fate of these variable and invisible fluids from their Western origin in ancient Greece to their present-day versions. It traces their persistence from medical guidebooks of the past to current health fads, from the testimonies of medical doctors to the theories of scientists, physicians, and philosophers. By intertwining the histories of medicine, science, psychology, and philosophy, Noga Arikha revisits and revises how we think about all aspects of our physical, mental, and emotional selves. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Noga Arikha\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0060731176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060731175\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/22\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.96h x 5.38w x 0.97d","brand":"Noga Arikha","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994797408511,"sku":"9780060731175","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_96992ca5-2c17-4f05-b229-8e70193e6be9.jpg?v=1683332237","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/passions-and-tempers-noga-arikha-9780060731175","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}