Passions and Tempers: A History of the Humours Paperback - 2008
by Noga Arikha
Arikha intertwines the histories of medicine, science, psychology, and philosophy in this 2,500-year journey that explores the origins of humours in ancient Greece to the present day.
From the rear cover
Physicians in ancient Greece believed four humours flowed within the human body--blood, phlegm, black bile, and choler--determining a person's health, mood, and character. Not until the seventeenth century would a more complex view of the anatomy begin to emerge. But by then humoural theory had already become deeply ingrained in Western language and thought--and endures to this day in surprising ways.
Interweaving the histories of medicine, science, psychology, and philosophy, Passions and Tempers explores the uncanny persistence of these variable, invisible fluids. It will change how we view our physical, mental, and emotional selves.
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- Title Passions and Tempers: A History of the Humours
- Author Noga Arikha
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 400
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Ecco Press
- Date 2008-07-22
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780060731175 / 0060731176
- Weight 0.68 lbs (0.31 kg)
- Dimensions 7.96 x 5.38 x 0.97 in (20.22 x 13.67 x 2.46 cm)
- Dewey Decimal Code 612.4
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