CLA219H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Hippocratic Corpus, Body Fluid, Bsc Young Boys
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Born around 460 bce on the island of cos. Most of the writings attributed to him are not actually his he was just the stereotypical doctor of the time. Corpus hippocraticum dozens of writings under his name. His most common work is on the sacred disease: refers to epilepsy (believed to have been sent by the gods) Doctors were all male at the time therefore access to female bodies was difficult. Hippocrates believed that men and women were two completely different sexes. Aristotle on the other hand believed that a woman is an inferior, infertile man: reflects a cultural bias. Believed to be the cause of many diseases. Was the result of too much fluid/moisture in the body: excess must be released once a month, caused women to be unpredictable. Related to a problem of body temperature. Temperature and moisture cause different symptoms and moods. A man was considered to be firm and compact.
