Galen: Psychological Writings - Avoiding Distress, Character Traits, Diagnosis Treatment of

New English translations, with accessible commentary, of psychological and ethical writings by Galen, the foremost philosopher-doctor of the ancient world.

List of contents

General introduction P. N. Singer; 1. Avoiding Distress Vivian Nutton; 2. Character Traits Daniel Davies and P. N. Singer; 3. Affections and Errors of the Soul P. N. Singer; 4. The Capacities of the Soul Depend on the Mixtures of the Body P. N. Singer; Greek-English and Arabic-English index; English-Greek and English-Arabic glossary; Bibliography; General index; Index of passages cited.

About the author

P. N. Singer is a Research Associate in the School of Historical Studies at the University of Newcastle. He wrote his doctoral thesis at the University of Cambridge on Galen's psychological works and researches and publishes on a range of areas in ancient Greek thought, in particular the interaction of medical and philosophical theories, concepts of the mind, works of practical ethics and ancient textual commentary. Further interests include ancient Greek drama, drama practice and classical Indian philosophy. His Galen: Selected Works (1997), in the Oxford World's Classics series, represented the first ever translation into English of a number of central works of the medical-philosophical author.

Product details

• Authors: Galen, P N Singer, P. N. Singer, P. N. (University of Newcastle Upon Tyne) Singer
• Assisted by: P. N. Singer (Editor), P. N. (University of Newcastle Upon Tyne) Singer (Editor), Singer P. N. (Editor), Daniel Davies (Translation)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.02.2014
• EAN: 9780521765176
• ISBN: 978-0-521-76517-6
• No. of pages: 558
• Series: Cambridge Galen Translations; Cambridge Galen Translations
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; MEDICAL / History, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, PSYCHOLOGY / Movements / General, History of Medicine, Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints, Psychological theory & schools of thought, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500