BIO SCI 35 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Zhou Dynasty, Phlegm, Ancient Greek Philosophy

• School: UC-Irvine
• Department: Biological Sciences
• Course: BIO SCI 35
• Professor: Andrea Nicholas

Document Summary

Magic and a firm belief in the supernatural helped people make sense out of the unexplainable. The heart, and not the brain, was thought to record all good and evil deeds. Malevolent forces in the wind were thought to cause diseases of the mind. The focus was to maintain balance and harmony. Based on 5 elements that corresponded to the 5 states of power under the emperor during the. 6th century bce india - shortly after the lifetime of prince siddhartha. Suggested that disordered thoughts and strong emotions could lead to physical disease states. Belonged to the order of aesculapian priests based on pythagorean teachings. He claimed the brain as the sole organ to associate with the mind in his medical text "on the sacred. Promoted struggle between animal urges and higher intelligence. Began the lyceum - biological zoo and gardens in athens.