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Ancient medicine: selected papers of Ludwig Edelstein

By Owsei Temkin , Ludwig Edelstein , C. Lilian Temkin

Book information

Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Year
1987
ISBN
0801834910, 9780801834912
Open Library ID
OL22366674M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
5 MB (5520111 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
256\256
Time added
2014-10-05 02:30:00

Description

A classic study of medicine in antiquity, Ancient Medicine brings together much of Ludwig Edelstein's most important work on a subject that occupied him throughout a distinguished career. Included is his widely known translation of and commentary on the Hippocratic Oath, as well as his other writings on the oath which demonstrate how atypical it is of Greek medical thought. The book also explores the influence of empiricism and skepticism on Greek and Roman medicine, the practice of anatomy and dietetics in antiquity, and the relation of ancient medicine to ancient philosophy.

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