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Galen on pain.

Roby, Courtney.

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Galen on pain.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Galen on pain./
Author:	Roby, Courtney.
Description:	93 p.
Notes:	Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 43-05, page: 1559.
Contained By:	Masters Abstracts International43-05.
Subject:	Literature, Classical. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=1425762
ISBN:	9780542009457

Galen on pain.
Roby, Courtney.

Galen on pain. - 93 p.

Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 43-05, page: 1559.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Colorado at Boulder, 2005.

Galen, a physician who lived from about A.D. 130--A.D. 190, was at the same time a pragmatist devoted to experimental precision, and a theorist who attempted to construct a unified picture of physiological and psychological functioning. He was unwilling to make pronouncements which did not square with his physical observations, but was nevertheless driven to theorize about invisible entities such as the soul and the way it communes with the body. The connections he draws between soul and body, and in particular his observations about the pain process (which is a well-known bridge between the physical and the mental) will be the focus of this investigation. We will examine the techniques he employs to describe the connection between physical processes and non-physical activities like reasoning, anger, and suffering. In particular, we will explore the balance in his work between theory and experiment, between philosophical precepts and physiological observation, to see how Galen attempts to construct a model of sensation and suffering which is physiologically accurate, clinically useful, and philosophically satisfying. Galen is philosophically inclined, and draws upon a variety of sources; of these, Plato is by far the most prominent in Galen's work, though Galen also incorporates Aristotelian ideas of form into his theory of the soul. Recent improvements in medicine ranging from new imaging techniques to better understanding of the neurochemical environment of the brain are helping to foster a philosophical return to a reductionist, materialist viewpoint on how the human mind functions. Galen's strongly materialist views about the mind's operation gain new relevance in this climate. Pain, as an experience which knits together both physiological and psychological components, is an ideal focus for examining these issues. Galen's perspective can help to illuminate how his materialist viewpoint can provide a rich and satisfying explanation of both the physical and the psychological aspects of the human experience.

ISBN: 9780542009457Subjects--Topical Terms:

1017779
Literature, Classical.

Galen on pain.
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