Архивы history of science - 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

Philosophical points of rational knowledge in the theoretical and practical system of Galen (on the basis of the example of “Adhortatio ad artes addiscendas”)

Наталия Шок3 weeks ago1 week ago03 mins

D.A. Balalykin, A.P. Shcheglov, N.P. Shok
In an analysis of Galen’s “Adhortatio ad artes addiscendas”, the authors examine its epistemological model. One of the main theses of Galen is the quality of the human soul (the presence of intelligent design within it), providing for the possibility of rationally exploring the surrounding world. The result of rational-empirical activity is the gaining of true knowledge.