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3 days ago · This chapter is a historical account of the social and political dimensions of vaccines and vaccine science over the last two centuries. Beginning with Benjamin Jesty, Edward Jenner and smallpox vaccination and concluding in the early neoliberal era, the chapter...
4 days ago · Here we introduce aspects of his times, life, philosophical formation, and social-historical and critical work, including his use of literary montage and concepts of history, now-time (Jetztzeit), non-sensuous similarities, and dialectical images. Benjamin’s methodology and discoveries offer penetrating tools to any psychiatry which is truly ...
4 hours ago · 22 Older Adults Revealed What They're "Tired Of" At This Point In Their Life, And I Appreciate The Brutal, Older-And-Wiser Honesty. 'I've cleaned more toilets than all of you combined': Nvidia ...
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5 days ago · Benjamin Jesty. Link between smallpox and cowpox. Ignaz Semmelweis. Childbedfever; germs transferred through pelvic exams; Found hand washing reduced this. John Snow.
5 days ago · In his “Theses on the Philosophy of History,” Walter Benjamin fiercely criticizes optimistic views which see human history as a story of progress where humanity’s ever expanding scientific and moral knowledge has led to ever increasing freedom and happiness. Benjamin’s critique exposes this view as a violent ideology whose persuasiveness lies in its reliance on a ...
5 days ago · The saga, inspired by Messud’s family history, follows three generations of the Cassar family from 1940 to 2010. Claire Messud’s aunt Denise Messud, grandmother Lucienne Messud, and father François-Michel Messud, pictured in 1940. They inspired characters in her new novel. Patriarch Gaston Cassar, his devoted wife, Lucienne, and their ...
3 days ago · Yemeni. By place of residence. This is a list of notable Israeli Ashkenazi Jews, including both original immigrants who obtained Israeli citizenship and their Israeli descendants. Although traditionally the term "Ashkenazi Jews" was used as an all-encompassing term referring to the Jews descended from the Jewish communities of Europe, due to ...
