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Dav. Lipsi Antipathiae singulares, sive de naturali, sed mirabili cibi et potus fastidio, odio, abstinentia, dissertatio
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No English translations of this work were found in any of the searched catalogs. The text is a specialized 17th-century Latin academic dissertation by David Lipsius (distinct from the well-known Justus Lipsius), a category of literature that was rarely translated into English.
Verified Mar 16, 2026 via local catalogs, ustc, open library, google books, google books, ustc · methodology
David Lipsius examines the strange, visceral aversions that govern human behavior and survival. He asks why some people possess a natural hatred for specific foods and why these innate loathings remain immune to medicine. Readers will find a unique transition from medical theory to the ornate rituals of the early modern university.