B.J. Palmer’s Vol 2
In 1907, B.J. Palmer published his first book. It was based on his lectures. He called it Volume 2 in the new series on the Science of Chiropractic. B.J. considered this the second philosophical book. Volume 1 was primarily a compilation of his father’s writings. Volumes 3 and 4 came out in 1908 and Volume 5 in 1909. The chiropractic literature is mostly silent on Vol. 2, even though it was one of the most significant contributions to chiropractic theory of the last century. Many of the ideas B.J. put forth in this text were unique.
This short video clip is part of a lecture on the first edition of the book. Each clip explores one idea or one aspect of B.J.’s theories. His Innate theory built upon his father’s theory of Innate Intelligence, which were developed in 1903 and 1905. B.J. takes it further. We could even compare his ideas to more recent theories associated with enactive cognitive science and autopoiesis.
IMPORTANT RESOURCES
- B.J. Palmer wrote about 34 books often referred to as The Greenbooks.
- His early inspiration was from his father whose first chiropractic writings were compiled as Volume 1.
- Robert Fuller considered D.D. Palmer’s contribution a unique integration of Spiritualist ideas with science.
- The ideas from Vol. 2 were congruent with modern theories of enaction and autopoiesis.
- The development of the chiropractic paradigm by the Palmers can be viewed as a form of Systems Science.
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