Diocles of Carystus. Volume One, Text and Translation

A Collection of the Fragments with Translation and Commentary

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ID23199537
AuthorsPhilip J Van Der Eijk (corresponding author)
Year2000
Publication date2000-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueDiocles of Carystus. Volume One, Text and Translation (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherBrill (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1163/9789004377493
ISBN9789004377493
LanguageEN
Citations received21

Diocles of Carystus (4th century BCE), also known as "the younger Hippocrates", was one of the most prominent medical authorities in antiquity. He wrote extensively on a wide range of areas such as anatomy, physiology, pathology, therapeutics, embryology, gynaecology, dietetics, foods and poisons. In his writings, he betrays strong philosophical influence, and his views present striking connections with the Hippocratic Corpus, Plato, Aristotle and Theophrastus. The study of Diocles' ideas has long been hampered by the absence of a reliable collection of the remaining evidence. This book presents and discusses all the fragments and testimonies to Diocles' views. The first volume presents the Greek, Latin and Arabic sources with facing English translation. The second volume (publication April 2001) provides a commentary on the fragments and places them in their intellectual context.

Arabic · Archaeology · Art · Context (archaeology) · Hippocratic Oath · Linguistics · Literature · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Classics · History · Medicine · Philosophy

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