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Medicine and Philosophy in Classical Antiquity

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Medicine and Philosophy in Classical Antiquity Synopsis

This work brings together Philip van der Eijk's previously published essays on the close connections that existed between medicine and philosophy throughout antiquity. Medical authors such as the Hippocratic writers, Diocles, Galen, Soranus and Caelius Aurelianus elaborated on philosophical methods such as causal explanation, definition and division and applied key concepts such as the notion of nature to their understanding of the human body. Similarly, philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle were highly valued for their contributions to medicine. This interaction was particularly striking in the study of the human soul in its relation to the body, as illustrated by approaches to specific topics such as intellect, sleep and dreams, and diet and drugs. With a detailed introduction surveying the subject as a whole and an essay on Aristotle's treatment of sleep, this wide-ranging and accessible collection is essential reading for the student of ancient philosophy and science.

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ISBN: 9780521818001
Publication date: 12th May 2005
Author: Philip J. (University of Newcastle upon Tyne) van der Eijk
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Hardback
Pagination: 420 pages
Genres: History of medicine
Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy