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Method of medicine / Galen ; edited and translated by Ian Johnston and G.H.R. Horsley.

By: Galen.
Contributor(s): Johnston, Ian, 1939- | Horsley, G. H. R.
Series: Cambridge, Mass. ; London, England : Harvard University Press, 2011Description: 3 v. : ill. ; 17 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780674996526 (v. 1).Uniform titles: On the therapeutic method. English & Greek Subject(s): Galen | Galen. On the therapeutic method | Galen | Galen. On the therapeutic method | Medicine, Greek and Roman | Medicine -- Early works to 1800 | Medicine -- methods | Disease | Greek World | History, Ancient | Philosophy, Medical | Roman World | TherapeuticsGenre/Form: Print books.
Contents:
v. 1. Books 1-4 -- v. 2. Books 5-9 -- v. 3. Books 10-14.
Summary: "Galen of Pergamum (129-?199/216), physician to the court of the emperor Marcus Aurelius, was a philosopher, scientist, and medical historian, a theoretician and practitioner, who wrote forcefully and prolifically on an astonishing range of subjects and whose impact on later eras rivaled that of Aristotle. Galen synthesized the entirety of Greek medicine as a basis for his own doctrines and practice, which comprehensively embraced theory, practical knowledge, experiment, logic, and a deep understanding of human life and society. Method of Medicine, a systematic and comprehensive account of the principles of treating injury and disease and one of Galen's greatest and most influential works. Enlivening the detailed case studies are many theoretical and polemical discussions, acute social commentary, and personal reflections. The Loeb Method of medicine is in three volumes."--Book jacket.
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Includes bibliographical references (v. 1, p. cxxxix-cxliv) and indexes.

v. 1. Books 1-4 -- v. 2. Books 5-9 -- v. 3. Books 10-14.

"Galen of Pergamum (129-?199/216), physician to the court of the emperor Marcus Aurelius, was a philosopher, scientist, and medical historian, a theoretician and practitioner, who wrote forcefully and prolifically on an astonishing range of subjects and whose impact on later eras rivaled that of Aristotle. Galen synthesized the entirety of Greek medicine as a basis for his own doctrines and practice, which comprehensively embraced theory, practical knowledge, experiment, logic, and a deep understanding of human life and society. Method of Medicine, a systematic and comprehensive account of the principles of treating injury and disease and one of Galen's greatest and most influential works. Enlivening the detailed case studies are many theoretical and polemical discussions, acute social commentary, and personal reflections. The Loeb Method of medicine is in three volumes."--Book jacket.

Text in Greek with English translation on facing pages.

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