

Introduction to Volume I of "Memoirs of Royal Surgical Academy" (1743)
https://doi.org/10.32609/0042-8736-2008-12-99-111
Abstract
The classical text, written by the founder of physiocracy in 1743, which is published in Russian for the first time, explicates his general scientific method in a wide perspective. Quesnay fruitfully applied his method that consisted of two interconnected elements (observation and physical experience) in metaphysics and political economy. Using this method in the "Introduction", Quesnay attempted to reveal the general scientific basis of surgery, or "art to cure", and therefore severely criticized many medical and philosophical techniques widely accepted among his contemporaries.
References
1. Du Commerce, premier dialogue entre M. H. et M. N. // Publié avec une introd. et des notes par A. Oncken. Fr. s. M.: J. Baer; P.: Jules Peelman, 1888.
2. Quesnay F. Préface // Mémoires de l'Académie royale de chirurgie. T. I, P., 1743.
3. Oeuvres économiques et philosophiques de F. Quesnay, fondateur du système physiocratique... / Publié avec une introd. et des notes par A. Oncken. Fr. s. M.: J. Baer; P.: Jules Peelman, 1888.
Review
For citations:
Quesnay F. Introduction to Volume I of "Memoirs of Royal Surgical Academy" (1743). Voprosy Ekonomiki. 2008;(12):99-111. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.32609/0042-8736-2008-12-99-111