11/22/2025
Today is World Philosophy Day, perfect to highlight the philosophy of osteopathy.
“First, there is the material body; second, the spiritual being; third, a being of mind which is far superior to all vital motions and material forms, whose duty is to wisely manage this great engine of life. This great principle, known as mind, must depend for all evidences on the five senses, and on this testimony all mental conclusions are based, and all orders are issued from this mental court to move to any point or stop at any place.” – The Philosophy and Mechanical Principles of Osteopathy by Andrew Taylor Still, page 16-17.https://www.atsu.edu/museum-of-osteopathic-medicine/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/The-Philosophy-and-Mechanical-Principles-of-Osteopathy-by-Still-A-T-1902.pdf
Image: 1998.05.10- Andrew Taylor Still in Fur Hat Promotional Pamphlet; [1914]. 13.8 cm (l) x 10.6 cm (w). Oval picture with gold colored border around it with definition of osteopathy underneath reading "Andrew Taylor Still, Founder of Osteopathy. Osteopathy is a Philosophy of Health and System of Healing. It's special method of combatting disease is by adjustments of the human organism and utilizing the body's fluids and forces, substituting nature's recuperative mechanism in place of drugs and other substances."Back of card has print for A.T. Still 1914 calendar advertisement. Back dirty as well.
