New philosophy of human nature
Subtitle: neither known to nor attained by the great ancient philosophers, which will improve human life and health
By: Oliva Sabuco de Nantes Barrera ; translated and edited by Mary Ellen Waithe, Maria Colomer Vintró, and C. Angel Zorita.
Contributors: Waithe, Mary Ellen.; Vintro, Maria Colomer, 1936-.; Zorita, C. Angel.; Sabuco de Nantes y Barrera, Oliva, b. 1562.
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Urbana
Language: eng
Number of pages: 340
ISBN-13: 9780252031113
Subjects: Philosophical anthropology -- Early works to 1800.; Philosophy of nature -- Early works to 1800.
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Work titles: Nueva filosofia de la naturaleza del hombre.
Notes: Originally published: Castilian, 1587. Work written by Miguel Sabuco originally published with his daughter's name on title page. Scholars disagree on attribution of work but majority of research at the Biblioteca Nacional de España confirms authorship.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [329]-334) and index.

Translated from the Spanish.
Table of contents: value: Knowledge of one's self; value: Composition of the world as it is; value: Things that will improve this world and its nations; value: Treatments and remedies of proper medicine; value: Proper medicine derived from human nature; value: Brief exposition on human nature : foundations of the art of; value: Medicine; value: Proper philosophy of the nature of composite things, of humans.