Religio-philosophical systems and their impact on the history of medicine
Keywords:
history of natural science, history of medicine, religio-philosophical system, natural philosophy of GalenAbstract
The author offers a "religio-philosophical system" as an important factor that played a determining role in the development of natural science and medicine in the pre-historic period (prior to the beginning of the Scientific Revolution of the XVII century). This approach allows us to analyze the history of medicine in the general context of the development of natural science in continuous correlation with the occurring sociocultural processes, which influence the way of thinking of scholars and the formation of their research programs. It gives us an opportunity to study each of the historical periods of the development and accumulation of theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of medicine from a systematic approach. The significance of a specific religio-philosophical system from the point of view of historical scientific research is defined by how it responds to the question about the cognition of the material world and humans (as a part of this world) and the ability to acquire evidence-based knowledge. Using the example of the medicine of Ancient Egypt and Galen’s heritage, we indicate the importance of the "religio-philosophical system" for the development of the history of medicine during the pre-scientific period as a part of natural science.
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