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Author:

Galen, author.

Title:

On temperaments ; On non-uniform distemperment ; The soul's traits depend on bodily temperament / Galen ; edited and translated by Ian Johnston.

Publisher:

Harvard University Press,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

cxiv, 476 pages ; 17 cm.

Subject:

Medicine, Greek and Roman.
Physiology--Early works to 1800.
Medicine--Early works to 1800.
Galen.
Galen.--De temperamentis.
Galen.--De inaequali intemperie.
Galen.--Quod animi mores corporis temperamenta sequantur.
Galen.--De optima corporis nostri constitutione.
Galen.--De bono habitu liber.

Other Authors:

Johnston, Ian, 1939- editor. editor.
Container of (expression): Galen. De temperamentis. English (Johnston)
Container of (expression): Galen. De temperamentis. Greek (Johnston)
Container of (expression): Galen. De inaequali intemperie. English (Johnston)
Container of (expression): Galen. De inaequali intemperie. Greek (Johnston)
Container of (expression): Galen. Quod animi mores corporis temperamenta sequantur. English (Johnston)
Container of (expression): Galen. Quod animi mores corporis temperamenta sequantur. Greek (Johnston)
Container of (expression): Galen. De optima corporis nostri constitutione. English (Johnston)
Container of (expression): Galen. De optima corporis nostri constitutione. Greek (Johnston)
Container of (expression): Galen. De bono habitu liber. English (Johnston)
Container of (expression): Galen. De bono habitu liber. Greek (Johnston)

Other Titles:

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

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes. "General bibliography": pages cxi-cxiv.

Contents:

Two short treatises. On the best constitution of our body ; On good bodily state. On non-uniform distemperment -- The soul's traits depend on bodily temperament -- Appendix. Two short treatises. On the best constitution of our body ; On good bodily state.

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'."-- Dust jacket.

Series:

Loeb classical library ; LCL 546

ISBN:

0674997387
9780674997387

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1233048775

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)