Greek Rational Medicine: Philosophy and Medicine from Alcmaeon to the Alexandrians by James Longrigg

Greek Rational Medicine: Philosophy and Medicine from Alcmaeon to the Alexandrians

James Longrigg

308 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction health history challenging informative medium-paced

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The ancient Greek medical thinkers were profoundly influenced by Ionian natural philosophy. This philosophy caused them to adopt a radically new attitude towards disease and healing. James Longrigg shows how their rational attitudes ultimately res...

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