num_pages: 272
description: Taking a set of central issues from ancient Greek medicine and biology, this book studies firstly, the interaction between scientific theorising and folklore or popular assumptions; secondly, the ideological character of scientific inquiry. Topics of interest in the philosphy and sociology of science illuminated here include the relationship between primitive thought and early science, the roles of the consensus on the scientific community, tradition and the authority of the written text, in the development of science.
language: English
title: Science, Folklore and Ideology: Studies in the Life Sciences in Ancient Greece
titlecomplete: Science, Folklore and Ideology: Studies in the Life Sciences in Ancient Greece
ratings_count: 4
publisher: Cambridge University Press