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Galen: Works on Human Nature: Volume 1, Mixtures (De Temperamentis)
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In this book, the Graeco-Roman doctor Galen sets out his influential theory of the 'mixtures' of the human body and his ideal of the 'well-tempered' person, whose perfect balance ensures excellent performance both physically and psychologically. It is a key text in the history of ideas about the human organism.
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Galen: Works on Human Nature: Volume 1, Mixtures (De Temperamentis), Cambridge University Press
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- 2023
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- Title
- Galen: Works on Human Nature: Volume 1, Mixtures (De Temperamentis)
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Cambridge University Press
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Released
- 2023
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 1009382543
- ISBN13
- 9781009382540
- Category
- Social sciences, History, Prehistoric and ancient times
- Description
- In this book, the Graeco-Roman doctor Galen sets out his influential theory of the 'mixtures' of the human body and his ideal of the 'well-tempered' person, whose perfect balance ensures excellent performance both physically and psychologically. It is a key text in the history of ideas about the human organism.