International Journal of Contemporary Research In Multidisciplinary, 2025;4(6):249-252
Reinterpreting The Organon: Epistemological, Clinical, And Methodological Insights from Hahnemann’s 6th Edition
Author Name: Prof. Dr. Parul Choudhary;
Abstract
Samuel Hahnemann’s Organon of Medicine (6th Edition) stands as a foundational text for Homoeopathy and remains a living document whose ideas continue to influence clinical reasoning, public health perspectives, and contemporary integrative medicine. Although written in the 19th century, its epistemological and methodological principles—individualisation, totality, minimal dose, susceptibility, miasmatic predisposition, physician–patient dynamics, and emphasis on prevention—resonate strongly with modern healthcare frameworks.
This paper re-examines the Organon through a contemporary lens, unpacking its theoretical foundations, practical relevance, and interdisciplinary value. The discussion integrates insights from community medicine, behavioural science, clinical epidemiology, and philosophy of medicine, offering a renewed interpretation suitable for current academic and international research discourses. This scholarly review is literature-based and does not involve any patient-related data.
Keywords
Organon of Medicine, Hahnemann, epistemology, susceptibility, vital force, miasm, minimal dose, physician–patient relationship, public health, community medicine.