Galen is the most important medical writer in Graeco-Roman antiquity, and also extremely valuable for understanding Graeco-Roman thought and society in the second century AD. This volume of essays locates him firmly in the intellectual life of his period, and thus aims to make better sense of the medical and philosophical 'world of knowledge' that he tries to create. How did Galen present himself as a reader and an author in comparison with other intellectuals of his day? Above all, how did he fashion himself as a medical ...
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Galen is the most important medical writer in Graeco-Roman antiquity, and also extremely valuable for understanding Graeco-Roman thought and society in the second century AD. This volume of essays locates him firmly in the intellectual life of his period, and thus aims to make better sense of the medical and philosophical 'world of knowledge' that he tries to create. How did Galen present himself as a reader and an author in comparison with other intellectuals of his day? Above all, how did he fashion himself as a medical practitioner, and how does that self-fashioning relate to the performance culture of second-century Rome? Did he see medicine as taking over some of the traditional roles of philosophy? These and other questions are freshly addressed by leading international experts on Galen and the intellectual life of the period, in a stimulating collection that combines learning with accessibility.
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Like New. Size: 9x0x9; Firm and square with strong hinges and sharp corners, just a non-text page showing a small 'damaged' stamp. Despite such this book is actually in nearly new or even brand new condition. Thus the contents are crisp, fresh and tight. No pen-marks. Looks and feels unread. Now offered for sale at a very sensible price.
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Good. 2010. Cloth. 8vo. xvii & 327 pp. Mild shelf wear to boards. Ex-Library with the usual markings and labels. Altogether a copy in Good condition. (Subject: Ancient, Science. )
