This book is a study of the ways in which Galen sought to establish the brain as the regent part (hegemonikon) of the body, utilising a rigorous anatomical epistemology and an often sophisticated (but perforce limited) set of physiological arguments Part One surveys the medical and philosophical past in which the study of the brain occured, and looks at the materials and methods which Galen employs to legitimate his hegemonic argumentation. Part Two examines Galen's anatomical understanding of the brain, especially the ventricles. Part Three offers a critical evaluation of Galen's physiolgy...
This book is a study of the ways in which Galen sought to establish the brain as the regent part (hegemonikon) of the body, utilising a rigorous anato...
Faced with the usual list of paradoxes that plague our views of China: it is a communist regime with a capitalist economy; This book does not aim to offer a new framework of analysis for understanding Chinese politics, but to open up new directions for research and study on the topic.
Faced with the usual list of paradoxes that plague our views of China: it is a communist regime with a capitalist economy; This book does not aim to o...
