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Philosophy and dietetics in the Hippocratic On regimen : a delicate balance of health /
This book offers the first extended study published in English on the Hippocratic treatise 'On regimen', one of the most important pre-Platonic documents of the discussion of human nature and other topics at the intersection of ancient medicine and philosophy. It is not only a unique examp...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
[2015]
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| Colección: | Studies in ancient medicine ;
v. 44. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This book offers the first extended study published in English on the Hippocratic treatise 'On regimen', one of the most important pre-Platonic documents of the discussion of human nature and other topics at the intersection of ancient medicine and philosophy. It is not only a unique example of classical Greek dietetic literature, including the most elaborated account of the micro-macrocosm and phusis-techne analogies, but it also provides the most explicit discussion of the soul-body opposition preceding Plato. Moreover, Barto argues, it is a rare example of an extant medical text which systematically draws on philosophical authorities, such as Heraclitus, Empedocles and Anaxagoras, and which had a decisive influence on both physicians, such as Galen, and philosophers, most notably Plato and Aristotle. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 340 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004289550 9004289550 |
| ISSN: | 0925-1421 ; |