The Cambridge Companion To Galen

Author : R. J. Hankinson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139826913
Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Galen written by R. J. Hankinson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2008-08-14 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Galen of Pergamum (AD 129–c.216) was the most influential doctor of later antiquity, whose work was to influence medical theory and practice for more than fifteen hundred years. He was a prolific writer on anatomy, physiology, diagnosis and prognosis, pulse-doctrine, pharmacology, therapeutics, and the theory of medicine; but he also wrote extensively on philosophical topics, making original contributions to logic and the philosophy of science, and outlining a scientific epistemology which married a deep respect for empirical adequacy with a commitment to rigorous rational exposition and demonstration. He was also a vigorous polemicist, deeply involved in the doctrinal disputes among the medical schools of his day. This volume offers an introduction to and overview of Galen's achievement in all these fields, while seeking also to evaluate that achievement in the light of the advances made in Galen scholarship over the past thirty years.

Author : Peter E. Pormann
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108593607
Total Pages : 465 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Hippocrates written by Peter E. Pormann and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-11-08 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hippocrates is a towering figure in Greek medicine. Dubbed the 'father of medicine', he has inspired generations of physicians over millennia in both the East and West. Despite this, little is known about him, and scholars have long debated his relationship to the works attributed to him in the so-called 'Hippocratic Corpus', although it is undisputed that many of the works within it represent milestones in the development of Western medicine. In this Companion, an international team of authors introduces major themes in Hippocratic studies, ranging from textual criticism and the 'Hippocratic question' to problems such as aetiology, physiology and nosology. Emphasis is given to the afterlife of Hippocrates from Late Antiquity to the modern period. Hippocrates had as much relevance in the fifth-century BC Greek world as in the medieval Islamic world, and he remains with us today in both medical and non-medical contexts.

Author : Christopher Gill
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521767512
Total Pages : 347 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Galen and the World of Knowledge written by Christopher Gill and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-12-10 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study places Galen more firmly in the intellectual life of his period of the second century AD.

Author : Brad Inwood
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521779852
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to the Stoics written by Brad Inwood and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-05-05 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique volume offers an odyssey through the ideas of the Stoics in three particular ways: first, through the historical trajectory of the school itself and its influence; second, through the recovery of the history of Stoic thought; third, through the ongoing confrontation with Stoicism, showing how it refines philosophical traditions, challenges the imagination, and ultimately defines the kind of life one chooses to lead. A distinguished roster of specialists have written an authoritative guide to the entire philosophical tradition. The first two chapters chart the history of the school in the ancient world, and are followed by chapters on the core themes of the Stoic system: epistemology, logic, natural philosophy, theology, determinism, and metaphysics. There are two chapters on what might be thought of as the heart and soul of the Stoics system: ethics.

Author : Petros Bouras-Vallianatos
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004394354
Total Pages : 710 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Brill's Companion to the Reception of Galen written by Petros Bouras-Vallianatos and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2019-03-27 with total page 710 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brill’s Companion to the Reception of Galen presents a comprehensive account of the afterlife of the corpus of the second-century AD Greek physician Galen of Pergamum. In 31 chapters, written by a range of experts in the field, it shows how Galen was adopted, adapted, admired, contested, and criticised across diverse intellectual environments and geographical regions, from Late Antiquity to the present day, and from Europe to North Africa, the Middle and the Far East. The volume offers both introductory material and new analysis on the transmission and dissemination of Galen’s works and ideas through translations into Latin, Syriac, Arabic, Hebrew and other languages, the impact of Galenic thought on medical practice, as well as his influence in non-medical contexts, including philosophy and alchemy.

Author : Peter Brain
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521320852
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Galen on Bloodletting written by Peter Brain and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1986-08-07 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr Brain has translated the works by the physician Galen on bloodletting, which provides by far the most comprehensive account of the practice in antiquity.

Author : Susanna Braund
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 113945000X
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ancient Anger written by Susanna Braund and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2004-01-15 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anger is found everywhere in the ancient world, starting with the very first word of the Iliad and continuing through all literary genres and every aspect of public and private life. Yet it is only recently, as a variety of disciplines start to devote attention to the history and nature of the emotions, that Classicists, ancient historians and ancient philosophers have begun to study anger in antiquity with the seriousness and attention it deserves. This volume brings together a number of significant studies by authors from different disciplines and countries, on literary, philosophical, medical and political aspects of ancient anger from Homer until the Roman Imperial Period. It studies some of the most important ancient sources and provides a paradigmatic selection of approaches to them, and should stimulate further research on this important subject in a number of fields.

Author : David Sedley
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521775038
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Greek and Roman Philosophy written by David Sedley and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-07-31 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cambridge Companion to Greek and Roman Philosophy is a wide-ranging 2003 introduction to the study of philosophy in the ancient world. A team of leading specialists surveys the developments of the period and evaluates a comprehensive series of major thinkers, ranging from Pythagoras to Epicurus. There are also separate chapters on how philosophy in the ancient world interacted with religion, literature and science, and a final chapter traces the seminal influence of Greek and Roman philosophy down to the seventeenth century. Practical elements such as tables, illustrations, a glossary, and extensive advice on further reading make it an ideal book to accompany survey courses on the history of ancient philosophy. It will be an invaluable guide for all who are interested in the philosophical thought of this rich and formative period.

Author : Michael Friedman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521840155
Total Pages : 27 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Carnap written by Michael Friedman and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2007-12-20 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the major themes of Carnap's philosophy and discusses his relationship with the Vienna Circle.

Author : Efraim Podoksik
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521147921
Total Pages : 387 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Oakeshott written by Efraim Podoksik and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-06-07 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A systematic and accessible presentation of the ideas of one of the leading British philosophers of the twentieth century.