Medicine and Practical Ethics in Galen Xenophontos Paperback 9781009247788

Medicine and Practical Ethics in Galen\n\nProvides the first authoritative study of Galen's moralising discourse in relation to and beyond his proficiency in medicine.\n\nSophia Xenophontos (Author)\n\n9781009247788, Cambridge University Press\n\nPaperback / softback, published 7 August 2025\n\n318 pages\n27 x 18 x 2.1 cm, 0.462 kg\n\n'In this very welcome contribution to Galenic studies Sophia Xenophontos offers a comprehensive and engaging account of the full scope of Galen's involvement with ethical questions, not only in theory but in the lived reality of patient's cases and in the practicality of his activities as physician.' Chiara Thumiger, Christian-Albrechts-Universit\u00E4t zu Kiel\n\nGalen was notable in the ancient world for his creative intermingling of medicine and practical ethics. This book is the first authoritative analysis of Galen's psychological and ethical works alongside a large number of his technical tracts, both medical and philosophical, and offers a robust.