Philosophical Perspectives on Galen of Pergamum: Four Case-Studies on Human Nature and the Relation between Body and Soul

Vinkesteijn, Robert

doi:10.1163/9789004523821

Auteur

Vinkesteijn, Robert

Collection

Dutch Research Council (NWO)

Language

English

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Résumé

This is a ground-breaking philosophical-historical study of the work of Galen of Pergamum. It contains four case-studies on (1) Galen’s remarkable and original thoughts on the relation between body and soul, (2) his notion of human nature, (3) his engagement with Plato’s Timaeus, (4) and black bile and melancholy. It shows that Galen develops an innovative view of human nature that problematizes the distinction between body and soul.

URI

https://doab-dev.siscern.org/handle/20.500.12854/181691

Keywords

black bile; humoural theory; Melancholy; mixture; ousia; philosophy and medicine; Timaeus; thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QD Philosophy::QDH Philosophical traditions and schools of thought::QDHA Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy; thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHC Ancient history