P. N. Singer: Time for the Ancients

Cover: 9783110751925 | Time for the Ancients | Measurement, Theory, Experience | P. N. Singer

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The book presents the author's latest research on ancient perceptions of time; it centres on medical discussions, especially of the doctor-philosopher Galen, while also contextualizing his work within Graeco-Roman evidence and discussions - archaeological, medical, technological, philosophical, literary - more broadly. The focus is on questions of medical or experiential significance: life cycles, disease cycles, daily regimes for mind and body, clinical assessment, including the vital area of diagnosis through the pulse, technologies of time measurement. But the philosophical background is also examined: questions of the nature and definition of time and its relationship to space and motion. Galen offers original contributions in all these areas, at the same time as shedding important light on both contemporary attitudes and previous discussions.

The book thus offers an accessible and vivid overview of key issues in ancient time perception and awareness, while also offering the first in-depth exploration of the insights that the Galenic texts add to this picture.

Five thematic chapters - Time Measurement, Year and Life Cycles, Biography, Medical Cycles - consider a wide range of evidence and of recent scholarship, while highlighting the contribution of medical texts.

Erscheinungsjahr:	2022
Genre:	Geschichte
Jahrhundert:	Altertum
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	XIV 186 S. 5 s/w Illustr. 10 farbige Illustr. 7 s/w Tab. 5 b/w and 10 col. ill. 7 b/w tbl.
ISBN-13:	9783110751925
ISBN-10:	3110751925
Sprache:	Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage:	Großformatiges Paperback. Klappenbroschur
Autor:	Singer, P. N.
Hersteller:	De Gruyter Einstein Center Chronoi
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Walter de Gruyter GmbH, De Gruyter GmbH, Genthiner Str. 13, D-10785 Berlin, productsafety@degruyterbrill.com
Abbildungen:	5 b/w and 10 col. ill., 7 b/w tbl.
Maße:	230 x 156 x 11 mm
Von/Mit:	P. N. Singer
Erscheinungsdatum:	31.01.2022
Gewicht:	0,313 kg

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