- Additional Authors
- Johnston, Ian, 1939-
- Series Statement
- Loeb classical library ; LCL 546
- Uniform Title
- Loeb classical library ; 546.
- On temperaments ; (Online)
- Alternative Title
- On temperaments ; (Online)
- Galen on temperaments ; On non-uniform distemperment ; The soul's traits depend on bodily temperament
- On non-uniform distemperment.
- Soul's traits depend on bodily temperament.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- "General bibliography": pages cxi-cxiv.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Language (note)
- Text in Greek with English translation on facing pages; critical matter in English.
- Contents
- On temperaments -- On non-uniform distemperment -- The soul's traits depend on bodily temperament -- Appendix. Two short treatises. On the best constitution of our body ; On good bodily state.
- LCCN
- 2020938405
- OCLC
- ssj0002526091
- Author
Galen.
- Title
On temperaments ; [electronic resource] On non-uniform distemperment ; The soul's traits depend on bodily temperament / Galen ; edited and translated by Ian Johnston.
- Imprint
Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : Harvard University Press, 2020.
- Description
1 online resource (cxiv, 476 pages)
- Series
Loeb classical library ; LCL 546
Loeb classical library ; 546.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
"General bibliography": pages cxi-cxiv.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
- Summary
"Galen of Pergamum (129-?199/216), physician to the court of the emperor Marcus Aurelius, was a philosopher, scientist, medical historian, theoretician, and practitioner who wrote forcefully and prolifically on an astonishing range of subjects and whose impact on later eras rivaled that of Aristotle. Galen synthesized the entirety of Greek medicine as a basis for his own doctrines and practice, which comprehensively embraced theory, practical knowledge, experiment, logic, and a deep understanding of human life and society. This volume presents three works of the greatest importance to Galen's theory and practice of medicine. 'On Temperaments' sets out Galen's concept of the combination ('krasis') of the four elemental qualities (hot, cold, wet, and dry), which is fundamental to his account of the structure and function of the human body and of animal and plant bodies generally, and is in turn essential to his theory of medical practice. The two related works, 'On Non-Uniform Distemperment' and 'The Soul's Traits Depend on Bodily Temperament', deal with specific aspects of 'dyskrasia', which is a disturbance in the combination of these qualities. Appended are two related short treatises, 'On the Best Constitution of Our Body' and 'On Good Bodily State'."-- Dust jacket.
- Language
Text in Greek with English translation on facing pages; critical matter in English.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
Johnston, Ian, 1939-
Container of (expression): Galen. De temperamentis. English (Johnston)
Container of (expression): Galen. De temperamentis. Greek (Johnston)
Container of (expression): Galen. De inaequali intemperie. English (Johnston)
Container of (expression): Galen. De inaequali intemperie. Greek (Johnston)
Container of (expression): Galen. Quod animi mores corporis temperamenta sequantur. English (Johnston)
Container of (expression): Galen. Quod animi mores corporis temperamenta sequantur. Greek (Johnston)
Container of (expression): Galen. De optima corporis nostri constitutione. English (Johnston)
Container of (expression): Galen. De optima corporis nostri constitutione. Greek (Johnston)
Container of (expression): Galen. De bono habitu liber. English (Johnston)
Container of (expression): Galen. De bono habitu liber. Greek (Johnston)
- Added Title
On non-uniform distemperment.
Soul's traits depend on bodily temperament.