Galen and the World of Knowledge |
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| Editor:
| Gill, Christopher
Whitmarsh, Tim
Wilkins, John |
| Series title: | Greek Culture in the Roman World Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-76751-4 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2009 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $130.00 |
Book Description:
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Galen is the most important medical writer in Graeco-Roman antiquity. This volume locates him firmly in the intellectual life of his period of the second century AD, and tries to explain the medical and philosophical 'world of knowledge' that he tries to create.
Galen is the most important medical writer in Graeco-Roman antiquity. This volume locates him firmly in the intellectual life of his period of the second century AD, and tries to explain the medical and philosophical 'world of knowledge' that he tries to create.