Galen : an anthology / edited and translated by P. N. Singer.
Pubblicazione:
Oxford : Oxford university press, c2025.
Descrizione fisica:
XXXVI, 520 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Contiene:
Indice: Acknowledgments. Translator's note.Introduction. Further reading. Chronology. Maps. Note on texts and editions. Pt. 1. Life, books and medical career. 1. Freedom from distress 2. My own books 3. The order of my own books 4. Prognosis (abridged) 5. Anatomical procedures (excerpts) 6. An exhortation to study the arts. Pt. 2. Scientific theory and methodology 7. My own doctrines 8. The best doctor is also a philosopher 9. The best method of instruction 10. Sects for beginners 11. The art of medicine. Pt. 3. Human bodies: composition, physiology, embryology 12. The elements according to Hippocrates (excerpts) 13. Mixtures (excerpts) 14. The function of the parts of the human body (excerpts) 15. The doctrines of Hippocrates and Plato (excerpts) 16. The shaping of the embryo. Pt.4. Health, diet and lifestyle: 17. Best constitution and good condition 18. Health (excerpts) 19. The thinning diet 20. The exercise with the small ball. Pt. 5. Diagnostic and clinical practice. 21. The pulse for beginners 22.Affected places (excerpts) 23. Simple drugs (excerpts). Pt. 6. Soul and body: 24. The soul's dependence on the body 25. The affections and errors of the soul. List of people mentioned. Bibliography. Index
