In nowadays medicine, the doctrine of signatures is considered to be obsolete. In the year of Paracelsus's anniversary, however, we might remember that for him the term signature meant something quite different from what we usually understand it to mean. In contrast to the later developed doctrine, which is actually based on the similarities of phenomena, his concept of time resulted in an extremely dynamic view on the signs and gestures of nature. In this regard, very interesting parallels can be found to the attempts of modern philosophy of science to bridge the gap between body and mind by introducing biological semiotics. For naturopathic medicine, such an approach might be of guiding relevance.
In nowadays medicine, the doctrine of signatures is considered to be obsolete. In the year of Paracelsus's anniversary, however, we might remember that for him the term signature meant something quite different from what we usually understand it to mean. In contrast to the later developed doctrine, which is actually based on the similarities of phenomena, his concept of time resulted in an extremely dynamic view on the signs and gestures of nature. In this regard, very interesting parallels can be found to the attempts of modern philosophy of science to bridge the gap between body and mind by introducing biological semiotics. For naturopathic medicine, such an approach might be of guiding relevance.
In nowadays medicine, the doctrine of signatures is considered to be obsolete. In the year of Paracelsus's anniversary, however, we might remember that for him the term signature meant something quite different from what we usually understand it to mean. In contrast to the later developed doctrine, which is actually based on the similarities of phenomena, his concept of time resulted in an extremely dynamic view on the signs and gestures of nature. In this regard, very interesting parallels can be found to the attempts of modern philosophy of science to bridge the gap between body and mind by introducing biological semiotics. For naturopathic medicine, such an approach might be of guiding relevance.