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Galen on the Brain: Anatomical Knowledge and Physiological Speculation in the Second Century Ad (Studies in Ancient Medicine) (Multilingual Edition)
Galen on the Brain Anatomical Knowledge and Physiological Speculation in the Second Century Ad - Studies in Ancient Medicine - Multilingual Edition
Author: Julius Rocca, Galen
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 ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9789004125124
ISBN-10: 9004125124
Pages: 328
Edition: 1
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Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers
Book Type: Hardcover
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