{"product_id":"hippocrates-volume-ii-hardcover-by-hippocrates","title":"Hippocrates, Volume II Hardcover by Hippocrates","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eHarvard University Press\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2023-12-12)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e336\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780674997585\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e567.0\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe definitive English edition of the “Father of Medicine.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis  is the second volume in the Loeb Classical Library’s complete edition of  Hippocrates’ invaluable texts, which provide essential information  about the practice of medicine in antiquity and about Greek theories  concerning the human body. The first two treatises, \u003ci\u003ePrognostic \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eRegimen in Acute Diseases\u003c\/i\u003e, are manuals respectively on how to predict the course and outcome of acute diseases and how to apply appropriate dietetic measures. \u003ci\u003eSacred Disease\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Art\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBreaths \u003c\/i\u003eare rhetorically polished monographs, each arguing in favor of a specific hypothesis: that sacred disease is a misnomer; that medicine is a legitimate art; and that air plays important roles in life and health. \u003ci\u003eLaw \u003c\/i\u003esketches a new model of medical education; \u003ci\u003eDecorum \u003c\/i\u003esummarizes a public address on the components of medical wisdom; and \u003ci\u003eDentition \u003c\/i\u003ecollects pediatric aphorisms dealing mainly with the nursing of infants and ulcerations of their tonsils, uvula, and throat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis Loeb edition replaces the original by W. H. S. Jones.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe works available in the Loeb Classical Library edition of Hippocrates are:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVolume I: \u003ci\u003eAncient Medicine. Airs, Waters, Places. Epidemics 1 and 3. The Oath. Precepts. Nutriment.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVolume II: \u003ci\u003ePrognostic. Regimen in Acute Diseases. The Sacred Disease. The Art. Breaths. Law. Decorum. Dentition.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVolume III: \u003ci\u003eOn Wounds in the Head. In the Surgery. On Fractures. On Joints. Mochlicon.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVolume IV: \u003ci\u003eNature of Man. Regimen in Health. Humors. Aphorisms. Regimen 1–3. Dreams.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVolume V: \u003ci\u003eAffections. Diseases 1–2.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVolume VI: \u003ci\u003eDiseases 3. Internal Affections. Regimen in Acute Diseases.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVolume VII: \u003ci\u003eEpidemics 2 and 4–7.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVolume VIII: \u003ci\u003ePlaces in Man. Glands. Fleshes. Prorrhetic 1–2. Physician. Use of Liquids. Ulcers. Haemorrhoids and Fistulas.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVolume IX: \u003ci\u003eAnatomy.  Nature of Bones. Heart. Eight Months’ Child. Coan Prenotions. Crises.  Critical Days. Superfetation. Girls. Excision of the Fetus. Sight.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVolume X: \u003ci\u003eGeneration. Nature of the Child. Diseases 4. Nature of Women. Barrenness.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVolume XI: \u003ci\u003eDiseases of Women 1–2.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003ePaul Potter (1944–2025) was Chair of the Department of the History of Medicine, University of Western Ontario.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46554484015265,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780674997585","price":38.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780674997585.jpg?v=1781770178","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/hippocrates-volume-ii-hardcover-by-hippocrates","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}