About this title: 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 ...
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Viking Pr
Date Published: 1984-03-01
ISBN-13:9780140444513ISBN:0140444513
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Date Published: 1984
ISBN-13:9780140444513ISBN:0140444513
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"The text was fairly interesting, although outdated, it was the story behind the text that I really enjoyed. The progress of Greek thought from random folk cures to the slow creation of the basics of the scientific method and a real profession.
Not a must read, but a good choice if you are brushing up on the Ancient Greek world and the impact it had on Western Civilization."
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