Peter Nicholas Singer
Biographic Data
| ID | 10670131 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Peter Nicholas Singer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Peter Nicholas |
| FAMILY NAME | Singer |
| SIGNATURE | SINGER P N |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Fight for Health
The paper examines the conception of health of the Graeco-Roman medical and philosophical author Galen. On the basis of a range of texts, especially Matters of Health (De sanitate tuenda) and Thrasybulus, the most significant and influential characteristics of this conception are considered: the twofold definition of health in terms of balance (summetria) of elements and of organic function; the notion of a latitude (platos) within health; the ex…
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The Fight for Health
The paper examines the conception of health of the Graeco-Roman medical and philosophical author Galen. On the basis of a range of texts, especially Matters of Health (De sanitate tuenda) and Thrasybulus, the most significant and influential characteristics of this conception are considered: the twofold definition of health in terms of balance (summetria) of elements and of organic function; the notion of a latitude (platos) within health; the ex…
Art (1 work) · Classical Philosophy and Thought (1 work) · Competition (biology) (1 work) · Context (archaeology) (1 work) · Elite (1 work) · Epistemology (1 work) · Function (biology) (1 work) · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies (1 work) · History (1 work) · History of Medicine Studies (1 work)