Selections from Early American Writers, 1607-1800. William B. CairnsHistory of American Literature. Reuben Post Halleck

American medicine and statistical thinking, 1800—1860

well-known study of English ecclesiastical thought on social questions, was clearly in an ideal position to investigate the campaigns and ruminations on fertility in this period, and he has done the job with exemplary thoroughness and care. It is possibly to be regretted that the author did not highlight the peculiarities of the English debate on these questions by reference to more European an...

William James as American Plato ?

Alfred North Whitehead wrote a letter to Charles Hartshorne in 1936 in which he referred to William James as the American Plato. Especially given Whitehead’s admiration of Plato, this was a high compliment to James. What was the basis for this compliment and analogy? In responding to that question beyond the partial and scattered references provided by Whitehead, this article briefly explores t...

Insights from the American literature

Boston: 0.49% 801 adolescent girls (aged 12-21 years) attending for day surgery in 1994-1996 had routine urine tests for pregnancy, after being asked for date of LMP, whether they were sexually active and whether they might be pregnant. 6 tests were positive, two of which were false positive, associated with ovarian failure and elevated gonadotrophins. Four patients were pregnant. Only two had ...

William Faulkner, William James, and the American Pragmatic Tradition (review)

Transformations in American medicine: from Benjamin Rush to William Osler

established New York University Medical School, who offered the Lyceum three rooms in the Medical School, a step which proved beneficial to both institutions. In the succeeding years several unsuccessful efforts were made to find larger accommodation. A fire in 1863 destroyed the Medical School building, causing the Lyceum to lose everything, including John James Audubon's collection of birds, ...