Medicine and practical ethics in Galen
Galen was notable in the ancient world for his creative intermingling of medicine and practical ethics. This book is the first authoritative analysis of Galen's psychological and ethical works alongside a large number of his technical tracts, both medical and philosophical, and offers a robust...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York, NY :
Cambridge University Press
2024.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009843138506719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction: Galen, the unsuspected moralist
- General protreptic and suggested approaches to life
- Practical ethics in technical accounts
- Moral medicine
- Avoiding distress
- Exhortation to the study of medicine
- Affections and errors of the soul
- Recognising the best physician
- Prognosis.
