What Have the Greeks Done for Modern Civilization?
What Have the Greeks Done for Modern Civilization?
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The distinction of being the father of rational medicine need not be added to the other crowns which adorn the great sage.
Both Greeks and moderns are unanimous in awarding that honour to Hippocrates of Kos, where there was an old guild of physicians, of which he was neither the first nor the last of his name.
Hence the works now known as those of Hippo- crates may not all be the actual writing of one man; for as with Aristotle, so with Hippocrates, there was a school, and the pupils followed i...n the master's path. But there is no doubt what- ever as to the character and tone of his teaching.
172 Science We find even a literary grandeur in his prose, that is not the writing of any but a great master.
The famous opening of his Aphorisms is probably known to most of my hearers. But it is a puzzle to translate without dull amplification. Here is a paraphrase: "Life is brief, yet craft grows slowly ; the right time is instantaneous, yet expe- rience is treacherous, and decision burdensome/' As is the style, so is the thinking out of the prob- lems before him.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The distinction of being the father of rational medicine need not be added to the other crowns which adorn the great sage.
Both Greeks and moderns are unanimous in awarding that honour to Hippocrates of Kos, where there was an old guild of physicians, of which he was neither the first nor the last of his name.
Hence the works now known as those of Hippo- crates may not all be the actual writing of one man; for as with Aristotle, so with Hippocrates, there was a school, and the pupils followed i...n the master's path. But there is no doubt what- ever as to the character and tone of his teaching.
172 Science We find even a literary grandeur in his prose, that is not the writing of any but a great master.
The famous opening of his Aphorisms is probably known to most of my hearers. But it is a puzzle to translate without dull amplification. Here is a paraphrase: "Life is brief, yet craft grows slowly ; the right time is instantaneous, yet expe- rience is treacherous, and decision burdensome/' As is the style, so is the thinking out of the prob- lems before him.
What to read after What Have the Greeks Done for Modern Civilization??
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Mahaffy, J. P. (John Pentland), 1839-1919 to read onlineMoreLess
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