Galen on Contagion and Material Imagination
This lecture explores Galen’s theories on contagion and how he conceptualised the movement of illness through physical interactions and the
This lecture explores Galen’s theories on contagion and how he conceptualised the movement of illness through physical interactions and the
This lecture examines Ambroise Paré's pioneering contributions to surgery, including treatments for gunshot wounds and post-wound infections.
Like the cosmos, the healthy human body displays a hierarchical organization, a model for the political order of the virtuous
By exploring and commenting on some Galenic loci in Rabelais' "Gargantua and Pantagruel" (c. 1532-1564), Guido Giglioni uncovers the role
In this lecture, Paula De Vos explores the interaction of Galenic medicine and indegenous knowledge by analysing a series of
This lecture examines Ambroise Paré's pioneering contributions to surgery, including treatments for gunshot wounds and post-wound infections.
This series explores women's contributions to various medically relevant fields and practices such as natural philosophy, household remedies, plant manipulation
Galen is one of the best sources on ancient nutrition and diet: he has little interest in luxury fashions, he
In this talk, Audrey Borowski highlights the continuity between Leibniz’s conception of life and that of an ideal society along
David Gentilcore explores how uses and consumption of plain water affected medical practice and everyday life.