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Impaired Consciousness in Ancient Medical Texts

By Andrés Pelavski

Impaired Consciousness in Ancient Medical Texts Medicine

Impaired Consciousness in Ancient Medical Texts

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Impaired consciousness is a topic lying at the intersection of science and philosophy. It encourages reflection on questions concerning human nature, the body, the soul, the mind and their relation, as well as the blurry limits between health, disease, life and death. This is the first study of impaired consciousness in the works of some highly influential Greek and Roman medical writers who lived in periods ranging from Classical Greece to the Roman Empire in the second century CE. Andrés Pelavski employs the notion and contrasts ancient and contemporary theoretical frameworks in order to challenge some established ideas about mental illness in antiquity. All the ancient texts are translated and the theoretical concepts clearly explained. This title is also available as open access on Cambridge Core.
Product details
Number of Pages:
240
Release Date:
2025-11-30
Publication Date:
2025-10-27
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1009616595
ISBN13:
9781009616591
Weight:
438 g
Height:
145 cm
Width:
222 cm
Thickness:
17 cm
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