The Organon of the Healing Art

The Organon of Medicine (Latin: organum tool ) is a work of Samuel Hahnemann and the fundamental work of homeopathy. Hahnemann's lifetime, published a total of five German editions, each of which had partially significant revisions. The fifth edition has been reprinted several times in German. A sixth by Hahnemann personally revised edition appeared in 1921, more than 75 years after his death, the first time. Also this has since been reprinted several times in German. In addition, the book has been translated into at least ten languages ​​including English, French and Spanish and also had several editions in these languages ​​.

Even for the first edition Hahnemann had used fragments from his previously published writings. In preparation for the subsequent editions he took one copy of each, added a few sentences underlined other and stuck a piece of paper with an entirely new paragraph. He had never enough time in a row to create a work of a piece. Therefore, the Organon has a patchwork structure in the later editions. Within a single sentence, there are sometimes parts that are twenty years older than the rest and different to play overlapping lines of development. Therefore, it is possible that today's followers called with different views on one and the same work of Hahnemann.

Given the dogmatic fundamental tone of the later editions of the " Organon " is often called "the bible of homeopathy ". The fifth edition is among other things characterized by different verbal abuse of Hahnemann well against other doctors as well as against him not loyal homeopath.

Content

The Organon of Medicine is the sixth edition of two forewords, an introduction and 291 paragraphs, in which the principles of healing and homeopathy are presented. In the introduction and numerous footnotes to the previous paragraphs homeopathy medicine is compared and presented as the only " rational art of healing ."

Requirements

  • The first edition was published in 1810, still under the title Organon of medicine.
  • The fourth edition appeared in 1829. In it, not of life force or princip is mentioned, could act as in subsequent editions, but from being or human being, on the homeopathic remedies.
  • The last published in Hahnemann's lifetime was the fifth edition of 1833.
  • A sixth and final edition Hahnemann completed by hand, but it was not published until long after his death, namely in 1921 by Richard Haehl. Since then, the sixth edition of the " Organon " is considered the most authoritative reference work of homeopathy. 1992 is a text- critical edition of this last edition appeared. After that corresponds Haehl manuscript copy in all likelihood not Hahnemann's ideas. Probably Hahnemann wanted to bring out a long introduction to the abridged and considerably slimmer version.

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Digital Full Texts

  • Organon of Medicine, 3rd edition, 1824
  • Organon of Medicine, 4th edition, 1829
  • Organon of Medicine, 5th edition, 1833
  • Organon of Medicine, 6th edition, 1921, edited by R. Haehl version (online version )
  • Organon of Medicine, 6th edition, 1921, edited by R. Haehl version (doc file to download )
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