Vol. 4 (1921) · 1921 edition
The Chiropractic Adjuster
A starting point
D. D. Palmer’s writings appear here in a collection edited by B. J. Palmer. The editorial introduction makes this especially useful for thinking about authorship, selection, and how foundational ideas were passed to later readers.
B. J.’s introduction explains that he selected and edited his father’s material while retaining ideas with which he did not always agree. Within the text, D. D. distinguishes science as organized knowledge, art as its practical action, and philosophy as the reasoning that explains the work.
Reading with those two voices in mind adds depth to the volume. Ask which statements belong to the original author and which explain the editor’s decisions. Comparing this edition with The Chiropractor’s Adjuster of 1910 also helps readers explore how the founder’s thought was preserved and presented after his lifetime.
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