Report of the Commissioners on Animal Magnetism
Rapport des commissaires sur le magnetisme animal
Benjamin Franklin, Bailly, Lavoisier et al.
Natural PhilosophyMedicineShwepSympathy Of All ThingsEarly Modern Medicine SubExperimental PhilosophyPsychologyAnimal Magnetism Mesmerism
Animal Magnetism & MesmerismEarly Modern MedicineExperimental PhilosophyNatural Philosophy & SciencePsychologyMedicine & Natural HistorySHWEP Reading RoomThe Sympathy of All Things
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What happens when Enlightenment giants like Benjamin Franklin and Antoine Lavoisier investigate a medical cult? This landmark report uncovers the truth behind 'animal magnetism,' exposing how the human imagination can trigger violent physical convulsions and mass hysteria. Discover the foundational text of scientific skepticism that separated the power of belief from the laws of physics.
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132 termsMajor Themes
animal magnetism53pimagination34pRoyal Commission26pCommissaires25pMagnétisme25pMagnetism21pMagnétisme animal19pplacebo effect19pMesmerism17pCommiſſaires13pM. Deslon13pBenjamin Franklin12pcrises12pcrisis11p
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