Method of medicine
By: Galen ; edited and translated by Ian Johnston and G.H.R. Horsley
Contributors: Johnston, Ian, 1939-; Horsley, G. H. R.
Series: The Loeb classical library -- 516-518; Loeb classical library -- 516-518.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass; London, England
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780674996526; 9780674996793; 9780674996809
Subjects: Therapeutics; Roman World; Methods; Greek World; Greek and Roman Medicine; Disease; Early works to 1800; Ancient History; Medicine; Medical Philosophy
Work titles: On the therapeutic method
Description: "Galen of Pergamum (129-?199/216), physician to the court of the emperor Marcus Aurelius, was a philosopher, scientist, and medical historian, a theoretician and practitioner, who wrote forcefully and prolifically on an astonishing range of subjects and whose impact on later eras rivaled that of Aristotle. Galen synthesized the entirety of Greek medicine as a basis for his own doctrines and practice, which comprehensively embraced theory, practical knowledge, experiment, logic, and a deep understanding of human life and society. Method of Medicine, a systematic and comprehensive account of the principles of treating injury and disease and one of Galen's greatest and most influential works. Enlivening the detailed case studies are many theoretical and polemical discussions, acute social commentary, and personal reflections. The Loeb Method of medicine is in three volumes."--Book jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (v. 1, p. cxxxix-cxliv) and indexes.

Text in Greek with English translation on facing pages.
Table of contents: title: v. 1. Books 1-4; title: v. 2. Books 5-9; title: v. 3. Books 10-14.