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The Cambridge Companion to Galen
(Edited By R.J. Hankinson)
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paperback. The most influential doctor of later antiquity, Galen wrote extensively on logic and the philosophy of science. Editor(s): Hankinson, R. J. Series: Cambridge Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: JFCX; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 752. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Galen of Pergamum (AD 129–c.216) was the most influential doctor of later antiquity, whose work was to influence medical theory and practice for more than fifteen hundred years. He was a prolific writer on anatomy, physiology, diagnosis and prognosis, pulse-doctrine, pharmacology, therapeutics, and the theory of medicine; but he also wrote extensively on philosophical topics, making original contributions to logic and the philosophy of science, and outlining a scientific epistemology which married a deep respect for empirical adequacy with a commitment to rigorous rational exposition and demonstration. He was also a vigorous polemicist, deeply involved in the doctrinal disputes among ... Read more
Galen of Pergamum (AD 129–c.216) was the most influential doctor of later antiquity, whose work was to influence medical theory and practice for more than fifteen hundred years. He was a prolific writer on anatomy, physiology, diagnosis and prognosis, pulse-doctrine, pharmacology, therapeutics, and the theory of medicine; but he also wrote extensively on philosophical topics, making original contributions to logic and the philosophy of science, and outlining a scientific epistemology which married a deep respect for empirical adequacy with a commitment to rigorous rational exposition and demonstration. He was also a vigorous polemicist, deeply involved in the doctrinal disputes among ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Series
Cambridge Companions to Philosophy
Number of Pages
472
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521525589
SKU
KSG0032697
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About (Edited By R.J. Hankinson)
R. J. Hankinson is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin. He is editor of Galen: On Antecedent Causes (1998, 2004) in the Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries series.
Reviews for The Cambridge Companion to Galen
'… essential reading for those in and out of the medical field.' SciTech Book News 'Hankinson has produced a very useful and informative volume, which, much in keeping with new appreciation of Galen described by Nutton, addresses the many facets of Galen: physician and medical researcher, to be sure, but also philosopher and man of letters.' Bryn Mawr Classical ... Read more