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  Jul 30, 2025
 
2015-2016 Undergraduate Bulletin 
  
2015-2016 Undergraduate Bulletin [Archived Catalog]

PHIL 313 - Between Magic and Method: Ancient Medicine

Credits: 3

Introduction to ancient medicine: science and art, theory and practice, healing and predicting. Topics include: Medicine before Hippocrates, Hippocratic medicine, holism, naturalism, medicine, religion and magic, medicine and scientific explanation, Hellenistic medicine and methodology, Galenic medicine.

Cross-listed Course: CLAS 361