Hippocrates





Hippocrates

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Hippocrates of Cos or Hippokrates of Kos (ca. 460 BC – ca. 370 BC) was an ancient Greek physician of the Age of Pericles, and was considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine. He is referred to as the "father of medicine" in recognition of his lasting contributions to the field as the founder of the Hippocratic School of medicine. This intellectual school revolutionized medicine in ancient Greece, establishing it as a discipline distinct from other fields that it had traditionally been associated with (notably theurgy and philosophy), thus making medicine a profession.

However, the achievements of the writers of the Corpus, the practitioners of Hippocratic medicine, and the actions of Hippocrates himself are ofte...more


Average rating: 3.44 · 91 ratings · 11 reviews · 70 distinct works
Hippocratic Writings
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3.29 of 5 stars 3.29 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 1978 — 5 editions
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The Corpus: The Hippocratic...
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Hippocrates 3: On Wounds in...
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The Law/Oath of Hippocrates...
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On Airs, Waters and Places
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Works of Hippocrates
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3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1952 — 3 editions
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Hippocrates 4: Nature of Man
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Places in Man
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Όρκος - Περί αρχαίης ιητρικής
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Sur Le Rire Et La Folie
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“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food”
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“There are in fact two things, science and opinion; the former begets knowledge, the latter ignorance.”
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“Declare the past, diagnose the present, foretell the future.”
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