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Impaired Consciousness in Ancient Medical Texts

Employs a contemporary medical perspective to explore ancient ideas about the workings of the body, the soul and the mind –which underpin the notion of consciousness– challenging, thereby, some established ideas about mental illness in antiquity. All the ancient texts are translated and the theoreti...

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1. Verfasser: Pelavski, Andrés
Format: Online
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge University Press 2026
Schlagworte:
Ancient medicine
History of medicine
thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QD Philosophy::QDH Philosophical traditions and schools of thought::QDHA Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy
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Zusammenfassung:Employs a contemporary medical perspective to explore ancient ideas about the workings of the body, the soul and the mind –which underpin the notion of consciousness– challenging, thereby, some established ideas about mental illness in antiquity. All the ancient texts are translated and the theoretical concepts clearly explained.

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