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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Aileen R. Das (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor)Publisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 15.00cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.80cm Weight: 0.370kg ISBN: 9781108730730ISBN 10: 1108730736 Pages: 257 Publication Date: 10 March 2022 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction. Plato's Timaeus as universal text; 1. Galen and the 'medical' Timaeus; 2. From the heavens to the body: Ḥunayn's ophthalmology; 3. Al-Rāzī: 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.ReviewsAuthor InformationAileen R. Das is an Assistant Professor of Classical Studies and Middle East Studies at the University of Michigan. Her work aims to illuminate the diverse, and often subversive, uses to which medieval Arabic writers put their Greco-Roman sources in realizing their own scientific ambitions. In addition to translating Arabic versions of lost or fragmentary Greek texts, she has published on various topics relating to ancient and medieval medicine and philosophy, including Islamicate receptions of Hippocrates, epitomatory literature, and views on plant life. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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