Galen on the Brain

Galen on the Brain
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 347
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ISBN-10 : 9789047401438
ISBN-13 : 9047401433
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Book Synopsis Galen on the Brain by : Julius Rocca

Download or read book Galen on the Brain written by Julius Rocca and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2003-02-01 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a study of the ways in which Galen sought to establish the brain as the regent part (hegemonikon) of the body, utilising a rigorous anatomical epistemology and an often sophisticated (but perforce limited) set of physiological arguments Part One surveys the medical and philosophical past in which the study of the brain occured, and looks at the materials and methods which Galen employs to legitimate his hegemonic argumentation. Part Two examines Galen's anatomical understanding of the brain, especially the ventricles. Part Three offers a critical evaluation of Galen's physiolgy of the brain. This is the first monograph to offer a detailed account of this subject, setting it within the cultural and intellectual contexts of its era, and will be of interest to those in classics, medical history, history andphilosophy of science and the history of ideas.


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