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Medicine and philosophy in classical antiquity doctors and philosophers on nature, soul, health and disease

The development of medicine and philosophy in antiquity was closely connected. This collection of previously-published essays, some of which have been specially translated into English, explores the topic in a wide-ranging and accessible fashion and will interest students of ancient medicine, ancient philosophy and the history of Western thought.

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  • "Doctors and philosophers on nature, soul, health and disease"

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  • "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 a new essay on Aristotle's treatment of sleep, this wide-ranging and accessible collection is essential reading for the student of ancient philosophy and science."
  • "The development of medicine and philosophy in antiquity was closely connected. This collection of previously-published essays, some of which have been specially translated into English, explores the topic in a wide-ranging and accessible fashion and will interest students of ancient medicine, ancient philosophy and the history of Western thought."@en

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  • "Medicine and philosophy in classical Antiquity : doctors and philsophers on nature, soul, health and disease"
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  • "Medicine and Philosophy in Classical Antiquity Doctors and Philosophers on Nature, Soul, Health and Disease"
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