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The Cambridge Companion to Hippocrates (Cambridge Companions to Philosophy)

by Peter E. Pormann (Editor)
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Hippocrates is a towering figure in Greek medicine. Dubbed the 'father of medicine', he has inspired generations of physicians over millennia in both the East and West. Despite this, little is known about him, and scholars have long debated his relationship to the works attributed to him in the so-called 'Hippocratic Corpus', although it is undisputed that many of the works within it represent milestones in the development of Western medicine. In this Companion, an international team of authors introduces major themes in Hippocratic studies, ranging from textual criticism and the 'Hippocratic question' to problems such as aetiology, physiology and nosology. Emphasis is given to the afterlife of Hippocrates from Late Antiquity to the modern period. Hippocrates had as much relevance in the fifth-century BC Greek world as in the medieval Islamic world, and he remains with us today in both medical and non-medical contexts.
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  1. ISBN-10
    1107695848
  2. ISBN-13
    978-1107695849
  3. Publisher
    Cambridge University Press
  4. Publication date
    November 8, 2018
  5. Part of series
    Cambridge Companions to Philosophy
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    6 x 1.25 x 9 inches
  8. Print length
    462 pages
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Accessible and up-to-date introduction to the legacy of Hippocrates, the man and the writings attributed to him.

About the Author

Peter E. Pormann is Professor of Classics and Graeco-Arabic Studies at the University of Manchester. His main research interests are the transmission of Greek medical and scientific knowledge into the Islamic tradition, as well as the engagement over the centuries of Jews, Christians and Muslims with the classical heritage. His recent publications include 'The Arabic Commentaries on the Hippocratic 'Aphorisms' in Oriens (with Kamran I. Karimullah), 'Medical Traditions' in Intellectual History of the Islamicate World (with Leigh Chipman, Miri Schefer-Mossensohn) and Philosophy and Medicine in the Formative Period of Islam (with Peter Adamson, 2018).

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cambridge University Press (November 8, 2018)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 462 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1107695848
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1107695849
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.48 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.25 x 9 inches
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