Principles and Practices in Ancient Greek and Chinese Science

Contents: Introduction. Greek Medicine: The transformations of ancient medicine The definition, status and methods of the medical techne in the 5th and 4th centuries Scholarship, authority and argument in Galen's Quod animi mores Theories and practices of demonstration in Galen Mathematics as a model of method in Galen. Greek Mathematics and Philosophy: The alleged fallacy of Hippocrates of Chios The Meno and the mysteries of mathematics Plato and Archytas in the seventh letter Philosophy and medicine in Ancient Greece: cognitive models and their repercussions The pluralism of intellectual life before Plato The evolution of evolution: Greco-Roman antiquity and the origin of species. Cross-cultural Comparisons: Mythology: reflections from a Chinese perspective Appearance and reality: Greek and Chinese comparisons and contrasts Literacy in Greek and Chinese science: some comparative issues Is there a future for ancient science? Index.