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Synopsis
Philosophic Whigs explores the links between scientific activity and politics in the early 19th century. Through a study of the Edinburgh medical school, L.S. Jacyna analyzes the developments in medical education in the contexts of the social and political relationships within the Whig community
For many of these "philosophical Whigs" intellectual and scientific activity was perceived as a means of expressing a political identity. However, this identity often showed through into the science itself as some of the physiological theories presented by the medical authors present a characteristically Whig view of the body. Philosophical Whigs is a fascinating look at the links between science and the society that produces it.