Архивы ancient Greek rational medicine - Medical history and bioethics

History and philosophy of Ancient medicine

The Pythagoreansʼ influence on medicine: a historical fact or problems of interpretation? Part 1

Наталия Шок3 weeks ago1 week ago03 mins

Dmitry A. Balalykin, Nataliya P. Shok
The article deals with the influence of Pythagoreans’ views on medicine. The authors clarify a point of view that has been developed in historiography, according to which during Antiquity there existed a medical school that was formed under the influence of Pythagorean philosophy.

History and philosophy of Ancient medicine

The apodictic method in the tradition of ancient Greek rational medicine: Hippocrates, Aristotle, Galen

Наталия Шок3 weeks ago1 week ago03 mins

Dmitry A. Balalykin, Nataliya P. Shok
The authors suggest a defi nition of the apodictic method that can be applied to the history of medicine and reveals its development in the works of Hippocrates, Aristotle, and Galen. The apodictic method of proof in medicine is anatomical dissections, the rational doctrine of general pathology and clinical systematics.