Singer, P. N.
(ed.)
Rosen, Ralph M.
(ed.)
Editorial: Oxford University Press
Colección: Oxford Handbooks
Número de páginas: 560 págs. 24.8 x 17.1 cm
Fecha de edición: 19-05-2024
EAN: 9780190913687
ISBN: 978-0-19-091368-7
Precio (sin IVA): 153,78 €
Precio (IVA incluído): 159,93 €
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the life, work, and legacy of Galen (129—c. 216 CE), arguably the most important medical figure of the Graeco-Roman world. It contains essays by thirty leading experts on Galen's life and background, his medical theories, his therapeutic and clinical practices, and his philosophical contributions in the areas of logic, epistemology, causation, scientific method, and ethics.