There are few disciplines as exciting and forward-looking as medicine. Unfortunately, however, many modern practitioners have rather lost sight of the origins of their discipline. 'A Cabinet of Ancient Medical Curiosities' aspires to make good this lapse by taking readers back to the early days of Western medicine in ancient Greece and Rome. Quoting the actual words of ancient authors, often from texts which have never been translated into English, it gives a glimpse into the beginnings of such fields as surgery, gynecology, pediatrics, preventive medicine, and pharmacology, as well as highlighting ancient views on such familiar topics as medical ethics and the role of the doctor in society.
- | Author: J. C. McKeown
- | Publisher: Oxford University Press
- | Publication Date: Jan 02, 2017
- | Number of Pages: 289 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Hardcover
- | ISBN-10: 0190610433
- | ISBN-13: 9780190610432
