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100 1 _aSinger, Charles,
_d1876-1960
245 1 0 _aGreek Biology & Greek Medicine
246 1 _aGreek Biology and Greek Medicine
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2020
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aChapters in the history of science, no. 1
500 _aRelease date is 2020-11-01
508 _aPaul Marshall, Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Greek Biology & Greek Medicine" by Charles Singer is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The book provides a synthesis of the evolution of biological and medical knowledge in ancient Greece, focusing on the contributions of prominent figures such as Aristotle and Hippocrates. The work likely explores significant developments in Greek biology before Aristotle and details the advancements in biological understanding attributed to his teachings and observations. The opening of the text serves as an introduction to the profound impact of Greek thought on the emergence of scientific inquiry, particularly in biology. It begins with a contemplation of what constitutes science as a process of growth and an exploration of Greek contributions to biological knowledge, including early observations of living forms and the influence of art on scientific understanding. Singer emphasizes the foundational ideas that emerged in ancient Greece, notably, the anthropocentric perspective that characterized much of Greek thought, linking the study of biology closely with the study of humans and their needs. He sets the stage for discussing major figures in Greek science while noting the limitations in the historical documentation of earlier biological achievements. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aMedicine, Greek and Roman
653 _aBiology -- Greece -- History
830 0 _aChapters in the history of science, no. 1
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63591
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