HISTORY 70F Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Phlebotomy, Dietitian, Malnutrition
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Learned medicine: hippocratic medicine did not have a monopoly over learned medicine medicine studied. Pluralism in greek and roman medicine by scholars: dogmatists, competing school of thought, believed that we must search for the hidden cause of disease. Can"t just be familiar with the obvious evident causes of disease. We need to know the underlying mechanics of the human body: thinkers, not doers - can only understand the hidden causes of diseases is by engaging in abstract thinking. Lower class healing: daily struggle for survival, malnutrition, unsanitary conditions, healing options, self-treatment couldn"t afford a doctor, religious/magical medicine ex. Turned to asclepius: public physician treated all types of illness as long as you can pay, who were public physicians, freed slaves, poor public image. They practice medicine for the sake of knowledge but in reality, they often charged patients high fees. If something is in excess, you have to remove it.