[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [Hindu Medicine](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.zimmer-1948) › c8.199 # Hindu Medicine c8.199 Hindu Medicine c8.199 - **Language:** English ### [c8.199](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.zimmer-1948.c8.199) The archaic mind is subtle and alert, endowed with a genius for observing facts and minute traits; it is far from being primitive, though it is often called just that by modern intellectuals. In every respect, it arrives at a stage of sophistication. Its particular peril lies in its tendency toward over-sophistication, toward becoming caught up in its own net of hair-splitting arguments, abstract distinctions and lofty generalizations. - [Previous: c8.198](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.zimmer-1948.c8.198) - [Next: c8.200](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.zimmer-1948.c8.200) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.zimmer-1948.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.zimmer-1948.c8.199](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.zimmer-1948.c8.199) · Pramāṇa