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Philosophical Perspectives on Galen of Pergamum: Four Case-Studies on Human Nature and the Relation between Body and Soul

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This is a ground-breaking philosophical-historical study of the work of Galen of Pergamum. It contains four case-studies on (1) Galen's remarkable and original thoughts on the relation between body and soul, (2) his notion of human nature, (3) his engagement with Plato's Timaeus, (4) and b...

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Main Author: Vinkesteijn, Robert (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Brill 2022
Subjects:
Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500
Classical history / classical civilisation
black bile
humoural theory
Melancholy
mixture
ousia
philosophy and medicine
Timaeus
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Summary:This is a ground-breaking philosophical-historical study of the work of Galen of Pergamum. It contains four case-studies on (1) Galen's remarkable and original thoughts on the relation between body and soul, (2) his notion of human nature, (3) his engagement with Plato's Timaeus, (4) and black bile and melancholy. It shows that Galen develops an innovative view of human nature that problematizes the distinction between body and soul.
ISBN:9789004523821
9789004520875
Access:Open Access

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