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Galen: On Antecedent Causes Paperback - 2004
by Galen; R. J. Hankinson (Editor)
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This book presents a translation of and detailed commentary on Galen's De alimentorum facultatibus - his major work on the dynamics and kinetics of various foods. It is thus primarily a physiological treatise rather than a materia medica or a work on pathology. Galen commences with a short section on the epistemology of medicine, with a discussion on the attainment, through apodeixis or demonstration, of scientific truth - a discussion which reveals the Aristotelian roots of his thinking. The text then covers a wide range of foods, both common and exotic. Some, such as cereals, legumes, dairy products and the grape, receive an emphasis that reflects their importance at the time; others are treated more cursorily. Dr Powell, an expert in gastroenterology, discusses Galen's terminology and the background to his views on physiology and pathology in his introduction, while John Wilkins' foreword concentrates on the structural and cultural aspects of the work.
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Capitulum primum de variis moribus et intentionibus auditorum quorum quidam causas procatarticas negarunt.
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- Title Galen: On Antecedent Causes
- Author Galen; R. J. Hankinson (Editor)
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 368
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Cambridge University Press, 2004. 368p. Paperback. Series: Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries
- Date 2004-06-10
- Features Bibliography, Glossary
- ISBN 9780521607131 / 0521607132
- Weight 1.05 lbs (0.48 kg)
- Dimensions 8.54 x 5.6 x 0.9 in (21.69 x 14.22 x 2.29 cm)
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- Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
- Cultural Region: Greece
- Interdisciplinary Studies: Classics
- Dewey Decimal Code 599.011
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