To what extent was Galenic Medicine a part of the broader Aristotelian World View? In this essay I will strive to show the extent upon which Galenic medicine was incorporated in to the predominantly Aristotelian world view‚ concluding that Aristotelian philosophies underpinned the majority of Galenic theories and concepts. To achieve this I will primarily demonstrate the perceived link between medicine and natural philosophy that existed at the time. I will continue with a description of the
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The medieval period is normally not associated with advances in technology‚ nor with contributions that benefit society. Yet‚ our medicine today owes much of its development to physicians of that time. Medicine of that era was strongly influenced by superstition and the doctrine of the Christian church‚ and did not have much foundation for practical application. The need for medicine in Middle Ages was certainly great‚ considering the extreme amounts of plague and disease prevalent during that
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Humoral‚ Anatomical and Germ Theories of Disease: The influence on today’s health and wellness. In humoral theory‚ individual diseases did not exist how we see them today. It was thought that if one of the four humors was out of balance‚ it would result in disease. The four humors are black bile‚ yellow bile‚ blood and phlegm. The basic theory was that the imbalance of one of these four humors was the root cause of all disease. Anatomical theory of disease is one that fights against the humoral
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Anatomy of the Future Andreas Vesalius August 1‚ 1539 After attending college at the University of Louvain‚ I moved to Padua to study for my doctorate. After being offered the chair of surgery and anatomy‚ I pursued my desire to research the anatomy. Although surgery and anatomy are considered of little importance in comparison to other branches of medicine‚ I believe that surgery must be grounded in anatomy. I have been given the opportunity to perform my research on the cadavers of executed
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Notes on The Tempest: 1611 Genre: Romance ● visionary‚ exotic‚ supernatural‚ unfamiliar‚ illusion; (mysterious encounters‚ concealed identities‚ hazardous journeys‚ unexpected meetings) = hopeful idealism ● Reconciliation: love and harmony resolves past discord. ● TIME = regenerative o masque = bounty of nature‚ seasonal cycles. Context: Jacobean Era ● James VI of Scotland (son of Mary‚ Queen of Scots) becomes James I of England 1603 (Stuart Dynasty) ● James writes the
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Claudius Galen was a Greek physician who went to Rome and revived the ideas of Hippocrates and other Greek doctors. The Romans had shown little interest in the work of Hippocrates and it took Galen to push it forward in Rome. Galen was born in 131 AD. He was a gifted intellect who studied at the famous medical school in Alexandria in Egypt. At the age of 28‚ Galen became the surgeon to a school of gladiators but in 161 AD he moved to Rome apparently with the sole intention of seeking fame and
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OVER PAGE Title : Development of Personality‚ Perception and Attitude Subject : ODHRM Level / Semester : I Programme : MBA-FULL TIME Subject Tutor : Mr. Jayashree Name of Student : Mr. Najeeb K.M. Student’s Registration Number : PGD-B/Feb12/08
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WHAT DID GALEN DO AND WHY IS HIS INFLUENCE STILL HERE TODAY? Claudius Galen was a Greek physician who went to Rome and revived the ideas of Hippocrates and other Greek doctors. Galen favoured the observations of Hippocrates and other Greek doctors who lived at the time of Hippocrates. He put great emphasis on clinical observation – examining a patient very thoroughly and their symptoms. Galen also accepted the view that disease was the result of an imbalance between blood‚ phlegm‚ yellow bile
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Balancing the four humors The Greeks and Romans viewed madness and sickness as an affliction from the gods. Greek physicians‚ most notably Hippocrates‚ believed these afflictions we from an imbalance of what he called the four humors. These included blood‚ phlegm‚ black bile‚ and yellow bile. In many cases many treatments prescribed to balance the humors could be considered precursors to psychotherapy. Hippocrates had his patients’ discuss their dreams to gain insight into their ailments. From
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The longest medical tradition‚ the humoral theory‚ lasted for more than 2000 years. In this theory water‚ air‚ earth and fire were the four elements that made up the universe. Just like the universe‚ the human body was made up of its own four fluids called humors. Phlegm was cold and wet like water; blood was hot and wet like air; black bile was cold and dry like earth; and yellow bile was hot and dry like fire. The elements represented the physical reality that people experienced. In health‚ the
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