This work is a sampling of the Hippocratic Corpus, a collection of ancient Greek medical works.
This work is a sampling of the Hippocratic Corpus, a collection of ancient Greek medical works. At the beginning, and interspersed throughout, there are discussions on the philosophy of being a physician. There is a large section about how to treat limb fractures, and the section called The Nature of Man describes the physiological theories of the time. The book ends with a discussion of embryology and a brief anatomical description of the heart.
By:
Hippocrates
Edited by:
G. Lloyd
Translated by:
E.T. Withington,
I.M. Lonie,
J. Chadwick
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 198mm,
Width: 129mm,
Spine: 22mm
Weight: 281g
ISBN: 9780140444513
ISBN 10: 0140444513
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 01 May 1984
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Hippocratic Writings - Edited with an Introduction by G. E. R. Lloyd Preface Introduction Medicine Translated by J. Chadwick and W. N. Mann Translators' Introduction The Oath The Canon Tradition in Medicine Epidemics, Book I Epidemics, Book III The Science of Medicine Airs, Waters, Places Prognosis Regimen in Acute Diseases Aphorisms The Sacred Disease Dreams (Regimen IV) The Nature of Man A Regimen for Health Surgery Translated by E. T. Withington Fractures Embryology and Anatomy Translated by I. M. Lonie The Seed and The Nature of the Child The Heart Notes on the Translation of Some Hippocratic Terms Bibliography Glossary of Names Indices
Hippocrates (460 BC- 377 BC) became known as the founder of medicine and was regarded as the greatest physician of his time. He based his medical practice on observations and on the study of the human body. He founded a medical school on the island of Kos, Greece and began teaching his ideas. He soon developed an Oath of Medical Ethics for physicians to follow; this Oath is taken by physicians today as they begin their medical practice.
