AS.140.105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Erasistratus, Herophilos, Blue-Collar Worker

• School: JHU
• Department: AS History of Science & Technology, AS History, AS Public Health Studies
• Course: AS.140.105
• Professor: Le Jacq, Seth Stein

Document Summary

Alexandrian anatomy: therapeutics, alexander the great and aristotle, anatomy in alexandria, herbal healing, specifics: take a specific drug/medication (plant) for one type of illness. They have properties that restore balance: different from humoral thinking in hippocratic medical system. Cutting into the body for bladder stones. Infection is a major concern (no sterilization) and very painful (no anaesthetics) Inherited from his father the battle with the persians. Conquers the persian empire and egypt he is legendary as a military commander (never loses a battle) Makes his way to india, but his soldiers mutiny and is forced to turn back. On his way back, he dies (unsure of what his cause of death is: plato and aristotle had a quandary about how to study nature and the material world. What we see in nature is just a distortion of the true reality.