The Water Controversy in the Seville of the Royal Society (1735-1740): Doctors Ortiz Barroso and Vázquez de Cortés, and the Philosopher Monks Feijoo and Nájera

The Water Controversy in the Seville of the Royal Society (1735-1740): Doctors Ortiz Barroso and Vázquez de Cortés, and the Philosopher Monks Feijoo and Nájera

The «universal» water treatment, advocated and defended by Seville’s appointed official doctor, Juan Vázquez de Cortés, was strongly contested and refuted by the Galenist José Ortiz Barroso, an important member of the Royal Medical Society of Seville, generating a controversy that culminated in a se...

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Main Author: Juan José GÓMIZ LEÓN
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad de Salamanca 2014-02-01
Series:Cuadernos Dieciochistas
Subjects:
regia sociedad
ortiz
vázquez
feijoo
nájera
Online Access:http://revistas.usal.es/index.php/1576-7914/article/view/11492
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spelling doaj-81790e2a66444d5199dfad8fbcd9c07d2020-11-25T02:22:09ZspaUniversidad de SalamancaCuadernos Dieciochistas1576-79142341-19022014-02-0114030533810919The Water Controversy in the Seville of the Royal Society (1735-1740): Doctors Ortiz Barroso and Vázquez de Cortés, and the Philosopher Monks Feijoo and NájeraJuan José GÓMIZ LEÓN0Sociedad Española de Estudios del Siglo XVIIIThe «universal» water treatment, advocated and defended by Seville’s appointed official doctor, Juan Vázquez de Cortés, was strongly contested and refuted by the Galenist José Ortiz Barroso, an important member of the Royal Medical Society of Seville, generating a controversy that culminated in a series of publications that appeared in Seville from 1735 to 1740. The controversy went beyond the local level and was echoed by the philosopher monks Benito Feijoo and Juan de Nájera, who also actively took sides. In this contribution, rather than critically review the related texts, we analyze the criticisms, opinions and approvals of the anonymous or figuratively signed papers, comparing them to Father Feijoo’s literary work and personal approach.http://revistas.usal.es/index.php/1576-7914/article/view/11492regia sociedadortizvázquezfeijoonájera
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ortiz
vázquez
feijoo
nájera
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title The Water Controversy in the Seville of the Royal Society (1735-1740): Doctors Ortiz Barroso and Vázquez de Cortés, and the Philosopher Monks Feijoo and Nájera
title_short The Water Controversy in the Seville of the Royal Society (1735-1740): Doctors Ortiz Barroso and Vázquez de Cortés, and the Philosopher Monks Feijoo and Nájera
title_full The Water Controversy in the Seville of the Royal Society (1735-1740): Doctors Ortiz Barroso and Vázquez de Cortés, and the Philosopher Monks Feijoo and Nájera
title_fullStr The Water Controversy in the Seville of the Royal Society (1735-1740): Doctors Ortiz Barroso and Vázquez de Cortés, and the Philosopher Monks Feijoo and Nájera
title_full_unstemmed The Water Controversy in the Seville of the Royal Society (1735-1740): Doctors Ortiz Barroso and Vázquez de Cortés, and the Philosopher Monks Feijoo and Nájera
title_sort water controversy in the seville of the royal society (1735-1740): doctors ortiz barroso and vázquez de cortés, and the philosopher monks feijoo and nájera
publisher Universidad de Salamanca
series Cuadernos Dieciochistas
issn 1576-7914
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publishDate 2014-02-01
description The «universal» water treatment, advocated and defended by Seville’s appointed official doctor, Juan Vázquez de Cortés, was strongly contested and refuted by the Galenist José Ortiz Barroso, an important member of the Royal Medical Society of Seville, generating a controversy that culminated in a series of publications that appeared in Seville from 1735 to 1740. The controversy went beyond the local level and was echoed by the philosopher monks Benito Feijoo and Juan de Nájera, who also actively took sides. In this contribution, rather than critically review the related texts, we analyze the criticisms, opinions and approvals of the anonymous or figuratively signed papers, comparing them to Father Feijoo’s literary work and personal approach.
topic regia sociedad
ortiz
vázquez
feijoo
nájera
url http://revistas.usal.es/index.php/1576-7914/article/view/11492
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