Galen on the Brain - Anatomical Knowledge and Physiological Speculation in the Second Century AD (Hardcover)

This book is a study of the ways in which Galen sought to establish the brain as the regent part (hegemonikon) of the body, utilising a rigorous anatomical epistemology and an often sophisticated (but perforce limited) set of physiological arguments Part One surveys the medical and philosophical past in which the study of the brain occured, and looks at the materials and methods which Galen employs to legitimate his hegemonic argumentation. Part Two examines Galen's anatomical understanding of the brain, especially the ventricles. Part Three offers a critical evaluation of Galen's physiolgy of the brain. This is the first monograph to offer a detailed account of this subject, setting it within the cultural and intellectual contexts of its era, and will be of interest to those in classics, medical history, history andphilosophy of science and the history of ideas.

General

Imprint:	Brill
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Studies in Ancient Medicine, 26
Release date:	2003
First published:	2003
Authors:	Julius Rocca
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	322
ISBN-13:	978-90-04-12512-4
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > History of medicine Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Neurology & clinical neurophysiology Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Neurosciences Promotions
LSN:	90-04-12512-4
Barcode:	9789004125124

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