The unity of philosophical theory and medical practice in Galen’s views

Balalykin, D.A., A.P. Shcheglov and N.P. Shok
The paper analyzes the famous work «Quod optimus medicus sit idem philosophus» («On that the best physician is also a philosopher»). The authors translated the original text to let using it by Russian-language scientists within the complex study of medicine of 1st–2nd centuries C.E. in the context of the history of natural science.

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The ratio of the spiritual and physical in Galen’s understanding of health and disease. Part III. (The example of the work «On the passions and errors of the soul»)

Dmitrii A. Balalykin, Nataliay P. Shok, Andrei P. Scheglov
The article is devoted to the analysis of important historical and scientific problem – the development of rational medicine, and contribution to this development its most outstanding representative of Galen.

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

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.

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

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.

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