Philosophy and Medicine in the Formative Period of Islam FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Ancient Languages

Philosophy and Medicine in the Formative Period of Islam FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Ancient LanguagesMany of the leading philosophers in the Islamic world were doctors, yielding extensive links between philosophy and medicine. The twelve papers in this volume explore these links, focusing on the classical or formative period (up to the eleventh century AD). They also explore the Arabic reception of Greek figures who worked on medicine or medical topics, including Hippocrates, Aristotle and Galen. Attention is also given to the connections between

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