The structure of this sixth edition is simple and precise, yet strong and rigid. It is built around the experimentations, pure observations, valid interpretations and faithful deductions with an honest and sincere purpose. The mega experiment carried out by Hahnemann, single-handedly, for nearly fifty years, with a sole purpose of benefiting mankind. It has put the art and science of medicine on a scientific footing. It deals with three basic issues: 1. What is curable in diseases and how to know that? 2. What is curative in medicines and how to find that out? 3. And most importantly, how to apply the knowledge of medicines.

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The Organon of Medicine - 5th and 6th edition by Samuel Hahnemann and translated by R.E. Dudgeon was published in 1970. It is a combination of the revised 5th Edition by Dudgeon (1893) and 6th edition by Boericke. Dudgeon's revision was an effort to make a more exact reproduction of the original. Dudgeon added an appendix to his edition wherein he features the important variations of the previous editions. This presents a detailed history of the origin, growth and progress of the homeopathic system of medicine. It's an excellent learning process to see the changes in Hahnemann's thinking from the 5th to the 6th edition. This further facilitates side-by-side comparison of the text. Some of the paragraphs were modified, some were re-written completely and others were eliminated. As opposed to the view that the 6th edition is late in the life aberration, Dudgeon's work clearly shows the evolutionary development that occurred.