The Loeb Classical Library: On the Constitution of the Art of Medicine. The Art of Medicine. A Method of Medicine to Glaucon

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The Loeb Classical Library: On the Constitution of the Art of Medicine. The Art of Medicine. A Method of Medicine to GlauconGalen of Pergamum (129? 199 216), physician to the court of the emperor Marcus Aurelius, was a philosopher, scientist, and medical historian, a 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

Τον Καζαντζάκη πάντοτε συγκλόνιζε η πάλη ανάμεσα στο πνεύμα και στην ύλη

Ellie finds postcards from Greece in her mailbox that

These writings reveal the pleasures and pitfalls of the Roman practice of making one’s home a cornerstone of self-expression

τα οποία συνθέτουν μια σπουδή πάνω στα έσχατα προβλήματα

επιστολές προς τη γυναίκα που έχασε

through Roman imitations and adaptations

As Cassian and Germanus eventually realize

Among the particular concerns of the commentary is the elucidation of the underlying structure and argument of the dialogue

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to Aristotle’s thoughts on physical change and political innovation

are known from ancient quotations and references and from numerous papyri discovered since 1880

for the rest of his life