The Cambridge Companion to Galen (Cambridge Companions to Philosophy) by Hankinson, R. J. [Editor] - 2009-01-11

Cambridge University Press. Very Good+. 2008. Trade Paperback. 0521525586 . Remainder mark on bottom .

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008. Paperback. Very good. Paperback. 9" X 6". xxi, 450pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of paper wraps. Remainder mark to top edge of text block. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Galen of Pergamum (AD 129-c.216) was the most influential doctor of later antiquity, whose work was to influence medical theory and practice for more than fifteen hundred years. He was a prolific writer on anatomy, physiology, diagnosis and prognosis, pulse-doctrine, pharmacology, therapeutics, and the theory of medicine; but he also wrote extensively on philosophical topics, making original contributions to logic and the philosophy of science, and outlining a scientific epistemology which married a deep respect for empirical adequacy with a commitment to rigorous rational exposition and demonstration. He was also a vigorous polemicist, deeply involved in the doctrinal disputes among the medical schools of his day. This volume… Read More

Cambridge University Press, 2008. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,850grams, ISBN:9780521525589

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Paperback / softback. New. Galen of Pergamum (AD 129-c.216) was the most influential doctor of later antiquity, and also wrote extensively on logic and the philosophy of science. This volume offers an introduction to and overview of his achievement in all these fields.

Cambridge Univ Pr, 2008. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 450 pages. 9.00x5.75x1.00 inches.

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