Galen: On Antecedent Causes

ISBN-13: 9780521622509 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 368 str.

R. J. Hankinson;Galen

Opis

This new edition of a short but fascinating text by Galen on causal theory contains the first translation of it into any modern language, and the first philosophical commentary thereon. The commentary ranges widely in Galen's oeuvre and compares his views with those of other ancient theorists. The introduction deals in detail with Galen's life and work, with both the philosophical and medieval background to his causal theory, and with the history of the text itself.

Recenzje

'Another excellent edition with commentary in the orange series … the apparatus criticus is substantial and reasonable. The commentary is rich and clear.' Mnemosyne

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. Galen's life; 2. The ancient concept of causation; 3. The medical schools; 4. The text of 'De Causis Procatarcticis'; Liber Galieni de Procatarcticis Causis/Galen's book on antecedent causes; Commentary; Appendix: a guide to the editions and abbreviations of the Galenic corpus; Glossary of Latin-Greek equivalences; Bibliography; Indexes.