The Lost Theory of Asclepiades of Bithynia (Hardcover)

An ancient doctor who advocated the therapeutic benefits of wine and passive exercise was bound to be successful. However, Asclepiades of Bithynia did far more than reform much of traditional Hippocratic therapeutic practice; he devised an extraordinary physical theory which he used to explain all biological phenomena in uniformly simple terms. His work laid the theoretical basis for the anti-theoretical medical sect called Methodism. For his trouble he was despised by his intellectual progeny and, more importantly perhaps, by Galen. None of his work survives intact, but copious ancient testimonia relating to him allow us to reconstruct many details of the theory. His ideas offer us a fascinating glimpse of how Hellenistic philosophy and medicine interacted, and provide an introduction to one of the most intriguing doctrinal disputes in Greek science.

General

Imprint:	Clarendon Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 1990
First published:	November 1990
Authors:	J.T. Vallance (Fellow and Tutor)
Dimensions:	224 x 144 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	174
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-824248-2
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Philosophy of science Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Ancient Western philosophy to c 500 > General Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Ancient Western philosophy to c 500 > General
LSN:	0-19-824248-4
Barcode:	9780198242482

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