Galen's Theory of Black Bile - Hippocratic Tradition, Manipulation, Innovation

In Galen's Theory of Black Bile: Hippocratic Tradition, Manipulation, Innovation Keith Stewart analyses Galen's characterisation of black bile to understand the different ways it is used in his arguments that cannot always be reconciled with the content of his sources.

About the author

Keith Andrew Stewart, Ph.D. (2017), University of Exeter, UK, is a teacher and tutor. He began his career as a scientist with a B.Sc. in Physics (1998), but has transferred to the humanities, teaching Classics and Ancient History.

Product details

• Authors: Keith Andrew Stewart
• Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.10.2018
• EAN: 9789004382787
• ISBN: 978-90-0-438278-7
• No. of pages: 178
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 240 mm x 16 mm
• Series: Print on Demand; Studies in Ancient Medicine
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General