MEDICINE: ANTIQUITY AND ITS LEGACY
Book ID/图书代码： 06545014B67293
English Summary/英文概要： The extent to which classical theories about, and practices of, medical knowledge have shaped and continue to define medicine today is remarkable: but not always widely appreciated. Caroline Petit here offers a concise yet comprehensive account of medicine in antiquity which explores precisely that fascinating legacy. Discussing topics such as medical ethics, diagnostic explanations of illness and disease, matters of sex and gender, the ancient division between body and soul, interpretations of madness and melancholia, and methods of medical teaching and dissemination, the author draws fascinating parallels between the ancient, early modern and modern periods. We learn, positively, that the ancient medical thinking of Galen, Hippocrates and Soranos of Ephesus nourished the thought of some of the greatest physicians in history; but also that, negatively, modern medical thinkers sometimes misused ancient texts in pursuit of their own social and political agendas - a recurring problem in the history of medicine.
Discussing a variety of ancient texts, from the Hippocratic era to the late Roman Empire, and examining contested literary evidence and interpretations, Petit skilfully traces the trajectory of medical practice from its magical and religious origins to a rational science of pathology, physiology, surgery and anatomy.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 实践医学知识的经典理论研究，塑造并继续拓展定义了现今医学为世人所注目：但先辈们所创立的医学力量并不总如此地广受推崇。 本书的作者Caroline Petit在这里提供了一份简洁的，但却十分全面展现了一幕迷人的古人在医学上探索经历。 探讨的论题诸如医疗伦理学、病症和疾病的诊断，和对性别和房事上的分析，古人还为此区分了人类身体和灵魂的不同，解析了发疯和忧郁症的不同，以及传授医学知识教学和应对传染疾病的方法，作者向我们展示了近代早期古人和我们现代从医者之间的有趣相似之处。我们学会了像盖伦，希波克拉底（希腊的名医，称医药之父）那样地积极古代医学思维方法， 受到了历史上一些了不起的医师思想的熏陶启蒙; 而现代医疗思想家也会产生负面影响，他们有时会滥用古代医学文献资料以追求自身的社会和政治目的- 这是医学史上的重复出现的一个问题。
作者讨论了各种各样的古代医学文献资料,从希波克拉底时代罗马帝国后期,并进一步深入研究了具有争议的文学证据和诠释,作者Petit巧妙地追溯了医学实践的痕迹，从医学的神奇和远古人们对宗教迷信起源，到对病理学、生理学、手术和解剖学的理性探索。(Sandy)
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About the Author/作者介绍： Caroline Petit是英国曼彻斯特大学古代史的讲师。她之前发表的一部书名为《Pseudo-Galien, Introduction ou Medecin》Caroline Petit is Lecturer in Classics and Ancient History at the University of Manchester. Her previous book is entitled Pseudo-Galien, Introduction ou Medecin (2008).
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