Fragments of Diocles of Carystus: 1 (Studies in ancient medicine): A Collection of the Fragments with Translation and Commentary: 22 - Hardcover

Van Der Eijk, P J

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9004102655 ISBN 13: 9789004102651

Publisher: Brill, 2000

Synopsis

Diocles of Carystus (4th century BCE), also known as "the younger Hippocrates", was one of the most prominent medical authorities in antiquity. He wrote extensively on a wide range of areas such as anatomy, physiology, pathology, therapeutics, embryology, gynaecology, dietetics, foods and poisons. In his writings, he betrays strong philosophical influence, and his views present striking connections with the Hippocratic Corpus, Plato, Aristotle and Theophrastus. The study of Diocles' ideas has long been hampered by the absence of a reliable collection of the remaining evidence. This book presents and discusses all the fragments and testimonies to Diocles' views. The first volume presents the Greek, Latin and Arabic sources with facing English translation. The second volume (publication April 2001) provides a commentary on the fragments and places them in their intellectual context.

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Synopsis:

Diocles of Carystus (4th century BCE) was one of the most prominent medical authorities in antiquity. He wrote extensively on a wide range of areas. His views betray a strong philosophical influence, presenting striking connections with the Hippocratic Corpus, Plato, Aristotle and Theophrastus. This book presents all remaining fragments of his views. The Greek, Latin and Arabic sources are faced with their English translations and are followed by a commentary.

About the Author:

Philip J. van der Eijk, Ph.D. (1991) Leiden, is Professor of Greek at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. He has published widely on ancient medicine, philosophy, science, comparative literature and patristics. He is the author of Aristoteles. De insomniis. De divinatione per somnum (Berlin, 1994), editor of Ancient Histories of Medicine (Leiden, 1999), and co-editor of Ancient Medicine in its Socio-Cultural Context (Amsterdam-Atlanta, 1995).

About this edition

• Publisher: Brill
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 9004102655
• ISBN 13: 9789004102651
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 536