A Greek cannot be old.
The Beautiful Letters| N° d'inventaire | 30005 |
| Format | 14 X 21 |
| Détails | 376 p., paperback. |
| Publication | Paris, 2023 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782251454511 |
"A Greek cannot be old," proclaims Plato in the Timaeus . What could the Greek philosopher of the 4th century mean by this? century BC? More generally, how did ancient society think about aging?
In particular, how did doctors try to explain this phenomenon and even remedy it? Was aging the result of a disease and as such could be slowed down or even abolished, or on the contrary was it a process as natural as it was inevitable? What importance did the Greeks and Romans attach to the environment, the social milieu, professional activity and lifestyle? Were men and women equal in the face of old age?
These are, well before the mirages fueled by a triumphant transhumanism, the main questions addressed here in ten short chapters followed by the first French translation of Book V of the treatise. On health composed in the 2nd century century AD by the greatest physician of his time, Galen of Pergamum.
"A Greek cannot be old," proclaims Plato in the Timaeus . What could the Greek philosopher of the 4th century mean by this? century BC? More generally, how did ancient society think about aging?
In particular, how did doctors try to explain this phenomenon and even remedy it? Was aging the result of a disease and as such could be slowed down or even abolished, or on the contrary was it a process as natural as it was inevitable? What importance did the Greeks and Romans attach to the environment, the social milieu, professional activity and lifestyle? Were men and women equal in the face of old age?
These are, well before the mirages fueled by a triumphant transhumanism, the main questions addressed here in ten short chapters followed by the first French translation of Book V of the treatise. On health composed in the 2nd century century AD by the greatest physician of his time, Galen of Pergamum.