Hippocratic Writings
| AUTHOR | Lloyd, G. E. R.; Lloyd, G. E. R.; Chadwick, J. et al. |
| PUBLISHER | Penguin Classics (05/26/2005) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
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This work is a sampling of the Hippocratic Corpus a collection of ancient Greek medical works. At the beginning and interspersed throughout there are discussions on the philosophy of being a physician. There is a large section about how to treat limb fractures and the section called The Nature of Man describes the physiological theories of the time. The book ends with a discussion of embryology and a brief anatomical description of the heart.
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ISBN-13:
9780140444513
ISBN-10:
0140444513
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
384
Carton Quantity:
48
Product Dimensions:
5.10 x 0.69 x 7.88 inches
Weight:
0.59 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Price on Product,
Glossary
Country of Origin:
GB
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Medical | Diseases
Medical | History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical
Medical | Ethics & Moral Philosophy
Grade Level:
College Freshman
and up
Dewey Decimal:
616
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This work is a sampling of the Hippocratic Corpus a collection of ancient Greek medical works. At the beginning and interspersed throughout there are discussions on the philosophy of being a physician. There is a large section about how to treat limb fractures and the section called The Nature of Man describes the physiological theories of the time. The book ends with a discussion of embryology and a brief anatomical description of the heart.
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Author:
Hippocrates
Paul Potter's earlier volumes in the Hippocrates edition were widely praised for their "excellent--that is, accurate and readable--translations" (in the words of the "Bulletin of the History of Medicine"). He is Professor of the History of Medicine, University of Western Ontario.
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Editor:
Lloyd, G. E. R.
G. E. R. Lloyd is Emeritus Professor of Ancient Philosophy and Science at the University of Cambridge, Former Master of Darwin College, Cambridge, and Senior Scholar in Residence at the Needham Research Institute, Cambridge. He is the author of twenty-two books and editor of four, and was knighted for 'services to the history of thought' in 1997.
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