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controversy

Controversial writing includes specific attacks on, or rebuttals of, another writer’s work. It also includes critical writing about the occupational structures of medicine, such as attacks on the limits within which a particular group should practice.


There are 139 books tagged with this term.
 
Last Name First Name Title Date Sort ascending
Coxe Thomas A discourse, wherein the interest of the patient in reference to physick and physicians is… 1669
Wittie Robert Pyrologia mimica, or, An answer to Hydrologia chymica of William Sympson, phylo-chymico-medicus; in… 1669
Acton George Physical reflections...Concerning a new way of curing... by transfusion of blood 1668
Hodges Nathaniel Vindiciæ medicinæ & medicorum: or An apology for the profession and professors of physick. In answer… 1666
Twysden John Medicina veterum vindicata: or An ansvver to a book, entitled Medela medicinæ; in which the… 1666
Hodges Nathaniel Vindiciæ medicinæ & medicorum: or An apology for the profession and professors of physick. In answer… 1665
Johnson William Agyrto-mastix, or, Some brief animadversions... 1665
Thomson George Galeno-pale: or, A chymical trial of the Galenists, that their dross in physick may… 1665
M. T. A letter concerning the present state of physick, and the regulation of the practice of… 1665
Sprackling Robert Medela ignorantiæ: or A just and plain vindication of Hippocrates and Galen from the groundless… 1665
Nedham Marchamont Medela medicinæ. A plea for the free profession, and a renovation of the art of… 1665
Thomson George Plano-pnigmos, or, A gag for Johnson that published animadversions upon Galeno-pale. And, a… 1665
Starkey George A brief examination and censure of several medicines, of late years extol’d for universal remedies… 1664
Armuthaz Bollicosgo The coffee-mans granado discharged upon the maidens complaint against coffee 1663
Sennert Daniel Chymistry made easie and useful. Or, The agreement and disagreement of the chymists and galenists… 1662
L'Estrange Roger Physician cure thy self: or, An answer to a seditious pamphlet, entitled Eye-salve for… 1660
Starkey George George Starkey’s pill vindicated from the unlearned alchymist and all other pretenders, with a brief… 1660
Starkey George Natures explication and Helmont’s vindication. Or A short and sure way to a long and… 1658
Thompson James Helmont disguised: or, The vulgar errours of impericall and unskilfull practisers of physick confuted. More… 1657
Culpeper Nicholas Mr Culpeper’s ghost, giving seasonable advice to the lovers of his writings 1656
Brian Thomas The pisse-prophet or, Certain pisse-pot lectures. Wherein are newly discovered the old fallacies… 1655
[author not specified] Culpeper revived from the grave, to discover the cheats... 1655
Menedemus Dalepater Lex exlex: or The dovvnfall of the law, and the gospell. Being a vvarning-piece… 1652
Ross Alexander Arcana microcosmi: or, The hid secrets of man’s body discovered; in an anatomical duel between… 1652
Biggs Noah Matæotechnia medicinæ praxeōs. The vanity of the craft of physick. Or, A new dispensatory. Wherein… 1651
Biggs Noah Matæotechnia medicinæ praxeōs. The vanity of the craft of physick. Or, A new dispensatory. Wherein… 1651
Primerose James Popular errours. Or The errours of the people in physick, first written in Latine by… 1651
Highmore Nathaniel The history of generation. Examining the several opinions of divers authors, especially that of Sir… 1651
Helmont Jean Baptiste van Deliramenta catarrhi: or, The incongruities, impossibilities, and absurdities couched under the vulgar opinion of defluxions… 1650
Chamberlen Peter A vindication of publick artificiall baths & bath-stoves from the objections and scandalls obtruded on… 1648