Plato's Rivalry wit Medicine. A Struggle and Its Dissolution. - LEVIN, Susan B.,
A Struggle and Its Dissolution
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'Given the increasing scholarly attention to ancient medicine and its cultural context over the past decade or so, Susan Levin?s project investigating Plato?s changing impressions of medicine and its relationship to philosophy is both important and timely. (...) 'Plato?s Rivalry with Medicine' is aimed at a broad audience, beyond scholars of ancient philosophy to bioethicists and medical historians (4; the OUP web page also includes doctors and nurses as other potential readers). Those without specific backgrounds in Plato or ancient medicine might find themselves disoriented at times by some of Levin?s more nuanced discussions; however, these instances are few, since the author takes special care to ensure the work?s accessibility, and the most dense scholarly comments are reserved for the footnotes. Key concepts and terms are defined in the body of the text, all Greek is transliterated, and both the occasional select Greek passages and individual words are translated for the reader. A robust glossary of Gre...
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2014Uitgever: Oxford University Press320 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 0199919801ISBN-13: 9780199919802Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Oxford, 2014. XIV,299p. Hardbound with dust wrps. [New] [Auteur: LEVIN, Susan B.,] [Uitgever: Oxford University Press] [Jaar: 2014] [Titel: Plato's Rivalry wit Medicine. A Struggle and Its Dissolution.]
