Hippocrates epidemics book 2

Hippocrates, epidemics 2, 47 loeb classical library. The medical treatises collected under hippocrates s name are essential sources of information about the practice of medicine in antiquity and about greek theories concerning the human body. Language use and medical education in hippocrates the art research program and teaching led by the master in hippocrates epidemics 2, 4. Hippocrates is widely considered to be the father of medicine. The most acute, strongest, most dangerous, and fatal diseases, occur in the continual fever. The present volume investigates these texts from various and diverse vantage points. His contributions revolutionized the practice of medicine. Corpus hippocraticum, or hippocratic collection, is a collection of around 60 early ancient greek medical works strongly associated with the physician hippocrates and his teachings. If you had a personal account on the old platform, click here. Commentary on the second book of hippocrates epidemics part iv the fourth part of galens commentary on the second book of the work of 5 hippocrates known as epidemics. The year being southerly, damp, and soft towards winter, all were healthy, except those affected with phthisis, of whom we shall write afterwards. Of the epidemics by hippocrates the internet classics archive.

These two books manifestly form one work, and that the most remarkable product of greek science. Galeni in hippocratis epidemiarum librum ii commentariorum. Of the epidemics by hippocrates, part of the internet classics archive. Fevers are, the continual, some of which hold during the day and have a remission at night, and others hold a remission during the day. In this seventh volume of the ongoing loeb edition of the hippocratic collection, wesley smith presents the first modern english translation of books 2 and 47 of.

The term epidemic from the greek epi on plus demos people, first used by homer, took its medical meaning when hippocrates used it as the title of one of his famous treatises. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Smith presents the first modern english translation of books 2 and 47 of the epidemics. In this seventh volume of the ongoing loeb edition of the hippocratic collection, wesley smith presents the first modern english translation of books 2 and 47. Even though it is considered as a singular corpus that represents hippocratic medicine, they vary sometimes significantly in content, age, style, methods, and views practiced. The case of galens commentary on hippocrates epidemics, book two. So revered was hippocrates that his teachings were largely taken as too great to be improved upon and no significant advancements of his methods were made for a long time. Epidemics in western society since 1600 hist 234 the form of medicine that arose in fifthcentury greece, associated with the name of hippocrates. In this seventh volume of the ongoing loeb classical library edition of the hippocratic collection, wesley d. This bibliography was generated on cite this for me on tuesday, february 10, 2015. Research program and teaching led by the master in. These are the sources and citations used to research evidence and enquiry hippocrates. Early in spring, along with the prevailing cold, there were many cases of erysipelas, some from a manifest cause, and some not. Epidemics in context greek commentaries on hippocrates in the.