Classical Studies 2900 Lecture 4: Lecture 4.doc
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Early greek philosophy - 550 to 450 b. c. There was a dark age between this time when there was not much medicine. Passage # 10: explains a comparison between the effects of the pharmakon and everyday experi- ence (fig juice which thickens milk), this is a very important statement. This is called explanation by analogy and is used in science and medicine. This cannot be observed directly but it is ex- plained by the process that can be observed. Early greek philosophy (550 to 450 b. c. : society is starting to develop, earthquakes were seen as caused by the god of the sea (poseidon) in the homer age. Now, 200 years later, we find natural explanations for these events. Earthquakes are caused by the earth sitting on water. Lightning and thunder is the wind bursting clouds: the gods are still important but don"t dominate life completely anymore, people are now interested in inquiring into the nature of the world.