Philosophical themes in Galen:

Introduction -- Galen and the philosophers: philosophical engagement, shadowy contemporaries, Aristotelian transformations P.N. Singer -- Genre and Galen's philosophical discourses Todd Curtis -- Galen on what is persuasive (pithanon) and what approximates to truth Riccardo Chiaradonna -- Galen...

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Other Authors: Eijk, Philip J. van der 1962- (Contributor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London Inst. of Classical Studies, School of Advanced Study, Univ. of London 2014
Series:Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies supplement 114
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:Introduction -- Galen and the philosophers: philosophical engagement, shadowy contemporaries, Aristotelian transformations P.N. Singer -- Genre and Galen's philosophical discourses Todd Curtis -- Galen on what is persuasive (pithanon) and what approximates to truth Riccardo Chiaradonna -- Galen on the nature of human beings Philip van der Eijk -- Galen on mental illness: a physiological approach to phrenitis Glenda McDonald -- Galen's theory of elements Inna Kupreeva -- Galen on void Peter Adamson -- Galen's refutation of atomism David Leith -- On Galen's theory of vision Katerina Ierodiakonou -- Secret of sentient vegetative life in Galen James Wilberding -- What does pseudo-Galen tell us that Galen does not? Ancient medical schools in the Roman Empire Caroline Petit -- Index of subjects and persons -- Index locorum
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Physical Description:V, 327 S. 25 cm
ISBN:9781905670505
1905670508

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