Galen and the Arabic reception of Plato's Timaeus
This first full-length study of the Arabic reception of Plato's Timaeus considers the role of Galen of Pergamum (129-c. 216 CE) in shaping medieval perceptions of the text as transgressing disciplinary norms. It argues that Galen appealed to the entangled cosmological scheme of the dialogue, wh...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press
2020.
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| Colección: | CUP ebooks.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b43376083*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction: Plato's Timaeus as Universal Text as Universal Text
- 1. Galen and 'Medical' Timaeus
- 2. From the Heavens to the Body: Hunayn's Ophthalmology
- 3. Al--R az i: The 'Arab Galen' and His Plato, New Disciplinary Ideals
- 4. Laying Down the Law: Avicenna and His Medical Project
- 5. Uprooting the Timaeus : Maimonides and the Re--medicalization of Galenism
- Conclusion: Medicine Disciplined
- Bibliography
- Index Locorum
- General Index.
