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A 7 page overview of ancient Greek medicine. The author traces the evolution of the Greek approach to medicine from the days of superstition to the days of Hippocrates and subsequent Greeks who would propel the discipline from the darkness into the sciences. The contention is presented that despite the many misperceptions and misunderstandings which existed, Greek medicine was indeed quite advanced for its time. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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the earliest pages of our history. The ancient Greeks are most often credited with instilling some semblance of scientific method into the practice of medicine. Although the Greeks
made many advances which eventually propelled medicine from a world of superstition and ritual into the world of science, however, they had many misperceptions and shortcomings about the nature of
illness and the appropriate means of treatment. In all, however, Greek medicine was indeed quite advanced for its time. When we explore
Greek medicine we are immediately immersed in the works of such notable ancient Greek philosophers as Homer, Aristotle, Hippocrates, Erasistratus, and Alcaemon. There was, however, a much earlier chapter
of Greek medicine, a chapter which was more closely akin to the supernatural than to science. Draper (1992) writes that Greek medicine arose, in fact, in:
"the temples of Aesculapius, whither the sick were in the habit of resorting for the assistance of the
god" These first "hospitals", however, were soon to promote schools, schools where medical pursuits were
blended with the ecclesiastical (Draper, 1992). These schools would ultimately spawn the like of Hippocrates. Hippocrates, of course, would ultimately become known as the father of Western medicine.
He delighted in separating the scientifically based processes of medicine from the philosophical processes of religion. He emphasized the importance of diet and exercise as well as encouraged treatment based
on patient observation. Draper (1992) writes: "His merit is conspicuous in rejecting the superstitious
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