On temperaments ; : On non-uniform distemperment ; The soul's traits depend on bodily temperament

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Label

On temperaments ; : On non-uniform distemperment ; The soul's traits depend on bodily temperament

Title remainder

On non-uniform distemperment ; The soul's traits depend on bodily temperament

Statement of responsibility

Galen ; edited and translated by Ian Johnston

Title variation

Galen on temperaments ;

Title variation remainder

On non-uniform distemperment ; The soul's traits depend on bodily temperament

Creator

• Galen

Contributor

• Johnston, Ian, 1939-
• Galen

Author

• Galen

Editor

• Johnston, Ian, 1939-

Translator

• Johnston, Ian, 1939-

Subject

• Medicine -- Early works to 1800
• Medicine, Greek and Roman -- Early works to 1800
• Physiology -- Early works to 1800
• Four temperaments -- Early works to 1800
• Galen

Genre

• Early works to 1800

Language

• eng
• grc
• grc
• eng

Summary

"Galen of Pergamum (129-?199/216), physician to the court of the emperor Marcus Aurelius, was a philosopher, scientist, medical historian, theoretician, and practitioner who wrote forcefully and prolifically on an astonishing range of subjects and whose impact on later eras rivaled that of Aristotle. Galen synthesized the entirety of Greek medicine as a basis for his own doctrines and practice, which comprehensively embraced theory, practical knowledge, experiment, logic, and a deep understanding of human life and society. This volume presents three works of the greatest importance to Galen's theory and practice of medicine. 'On Temperaments' sets out Galen's concept of the combination ('krasis') of the four elemental qualities (hot, cold, wet, and dry), which is fundamental to his account of the structure and function of the human body and of animal and plant bodies generally, and is in turn essential to his theory of medical practice. The two related works, 'On Non-Uniform Distemperment' and 'The Soul's Traits Depend on Bodily Temperament', deal with specific aspects of 'dyskrasia', which is a disturbance in the combination of these qualities. Appended are two related short treatises, 'On the Best Constitution of Our Body' and 'On Good Bodily State'."--

Related

• Soul's traits depend on bodily temperament
• On non-uniform distemperment

Member of

• Loeb classical library, 546

Assigning source

Dust jacket

Cataloging source

VHB

Dewey number

610.938

Index

index present

Language note

Text in Greek with English translation on facing pages; critical matter in English

LC call number

R126

LC item number

.G6613 2020

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

Loeb classical library

Series volume

LCL 546