Galen and the World of Knowledge (Greek Culture in the Roman World) - Softcover

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9781107410749: Galen and the World of Knowledge (Greek Culture in the Roman World)
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ISBN 10: 1107410746 ISBN 13: 9781107410749
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2012

Synopsis

This study places Galen more firmly in the intellectual life of his period of the second century AD.

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Review

'[This] will no doubt become an indispensable item in the bibliography of those working on second-century literature, medicine, philosophy and, more generally, culture.' The British Journal for the History of Science

Book Description

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.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2012
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1107410746
ISBN 13 
9781107410749
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
346
Editor
Gill Christopher

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