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The logic of irrational pharmacological therapies in aretaeus of cappadocia, scribonius largus and dioscorides of anazarbus

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dc.contributor.advisorToohey, Peter
dc.contributor.authorHarms, Paul Jonathan
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-18T22:05:10Z
dc.date.available2017-12-18T22:05:10Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.descriptionBibliography: p. 342-363en
dc.description.abstractThis thesis examines pharmacological therapies in the medical writings of three 1 st AD authors Aretaeus of Cappadocia, Scribonius Largus and Dioscorides of Anazarbus. It argues that many pharmacological therapies widely considered irrational by modem scholarship are perfectly rational when considered in context of medical thought at that time. The standard pharmacology of these authors, held up as a model of rationality by many historians of medicine, is used here to explain the irrational pharmacological therapies. I illustrate how irrational pharmacological therapies found in the medical writings of Aretaeus of Cappadocia, Scribonius Largus and Dioscorides of Anazarbus are logically consistent with their standard pharmacological thought.
dc.format.extentviii, 363 leaves ; 30 cm.en
dc.identifier.citationHarms, P. J. (2010). The logic of irrational pharmacological therapies in aretaeus of cappadocia, scribonius largus and dioscorides of anazarbus (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/3383en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/3383
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/104384
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.titleThe logic of irrational pharmacological therapies in aretaeus of cappadocia, scribonius largus and dioscorides of anazarbus
dc.typedoctoral thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineGreek and Roman Studies
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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ucalgary.thesis.accessionTheses Collection 58.002:Box 1931 627942774
ucalgary.thesis.notesUARCen
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