Believing in order to understand: Hahnemann's hierarchisation of values

During the last 200 years, the social, scientific, and religious
framework in which homeopathy is taught and practiced has changed
tremendously. Various different forms of homeopathy have been
advocated. To avoid being misled by the prevailing pluralism as a
standard of reference for assessing new concepts, Hahnemann's
original ideas and attitude toward medicine, philosophy, and ethics
are discussed. Hahnemann's hierarchisation of values appears to
consist primarily in striving for a world view in which he could
conceive of himself as a spiritual and moral being, secondly in a
yearning for scientific advancement, and thirdly in his need to
earn a living. Homeopaths are challenged to match this
hierarchisation and be aware that homeopathy comprises dimensions
other than just science and economics.