It is essentially in the form of Galenism that Greek medicine was transmitted to the Renaissance scholars.
This anatomical atlas, although drawn from dissection, did not reject Galenism as did the Fabrica of Vesalius.
In doing so he destroyed the foundation of the whole teaching of Galenism and the belief in its authority, and paved the way for the free investigation of nature.
While Cavendish was in many respects a Galenist, I show that she also reinterpreted Galenism in terms of her own theory of matter and an occasionalist theory of causation.
Paracelsus considered himself superior to Celsus; his revolt against Galenism and its dogmas gave direction to the search for new concepts of disease.
Definition of Galenism in US English:
Galenism
noun-ˌnizəm
See Galen
Example sentencesExamples
While Cavendish was in many respects a Galenist, I show that she also reinterpreted Galenism in terms of her own theory of matter and an occasionalist theory of causation.
This anatomical atlas, although drawn from dissection, did not reject Galenism as did the Fabrica of Vesalius.
In doing so he destroyed the foundation of the whole teaching of Galenism and the belief in its authority, and paved the way for the free investigation of nature.
It is essentially in the form of Galenism that Greek medicine was transmitted to the Renaissance scholars.
Paracelsus considered himself superior to Celsus; his revolt against Galenism and its dogmas gave direction to the search for new concepts of disease.