CLA219H1 Lecture : CLA 219.L10.30.Notes
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Cla 219 women in antiquity: h schele. Ancient medicine established science theoretical writings preserved from antiquity: very influential till recently, absurd in modern perspective. Hippocratic oath sworn by doctors: abide by certain rules, done since antiquity. Oath written by hippocrates of cos: countless writings transmitted from him but probably not all authentic. School of thought: dozens of treatises corpus hippocraticum, born around 460 bc. , known for the sacred disease (epilepsy) disease sent by the gods. Oath swears by the gods of medicine like apollo, asclepius, panacaea, etc. Swears to help people to the best of their abilities and judgment, to uphold patient-doctor confidentiality, not to harm patients, not to help women abort, etc. o o. Focus on pathology hear about diseases and complications not the body. Practising doctors all males: access to female patients limited / rare. Hagnodike, female medical practitioner from antiquity: disguised as a man, went to alexandria and apprenticed to the best, garnered jealousy of male doctors.
