Galen and the World of Knowledge (Hardcover)

Galen is the most important medical writer in Graeco-Roman antiquity, and also extremely valuable for understanding Graeco-Roman thought and society in the second century AD. This 2009 volume of essays locates him firmly in the intellectual life of his period, and thus aims to make better sense of the medical and philosophical 'world of knowledge' that he tries to create. How did Galen present himself as a reader and an author in comparison with other intellectuals of his day? Above all, how did he fashion himself as a medical practitioner, and how does that self-fashioning relate to the performance culture of second-century Rome? Did he see medicine as taking over some of the traditional roles of philosophy? These and other questions are freshly addressed by leading international experts on Galen and the intellectual life of the period, in a stimulating collection that combines learning with accessibility.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Greek Culture in the Roman World
Release date:	December 2009
First published:	2009
Editors:	Christopher Gill • Tim Whitmarsh • John Wilkins
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	346
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-76751-4
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > History of medicine Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Promotions
LSN:	0-521-76751-2
Barcode:	9780521767514

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