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Author:   Robert Vinkesteijn
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   166
Weight:   0.204kg
ISBN:  

9789004520875

ISBN 10:   9004520872
Pages:   360
Publication Date:   22 September 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Contents Acknowledgements Abbreviations and Other Notes Introduction 1 The Cultivation of the Soul in a ‘Physicalist’ World  Ethical Philosophy in Galen’s QAM  Introduction  1 Aristotle and the Non-rational Parts of the Soul  2 Plato and the Rational Part of the Soul  3 Positioning in the Scholarly Debate  4 The Possible Continuity in the Divine and Human Formation of the Bodily Mixture  Conclusion 2 Galen on the Nature of Man  Introduction  1 The Primary Substance  2 Divisio ad principes: a Hippocratic-Platonic Method  3 Elements and Qualities  4 Grades and Shades of Nature  5 Nature of the Body, Nature of the Soul  Conclusion 3 Soul, Mixture and Galen’s Timaeus  Introduction  1 Sources  2 Scope of the Commentary  3 Basic Tendencies in Galen’s Interpretation of the Timaeus  4 Comparing Galen’s Timaeus to the Larrain Fragments  Conclusion 4 Galen on Black Bile and Melancholy  Introduction  1 Precedents  2 Galen on Black Bile  3 Galen on Melancholy  Conclusion on Black Bile and Melancholy General Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Robert Vinkesteijn obtained his Ph.D. in Philosophy at Utrecht University in 2020 with the highest distinction. He has lectured at Utrecht and Leiden University, and has started a research project on melancholy in ancient and medieval thought at the Humboldt University of Berlin in 2022.

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