Throughout history there have been many who challenged the norms of their time, and the ideal that people held. Hippocrates, and his writing on medicine revolutionized the medical field in the ancient world. Through his writing he not only opened the eyes of many in the medical field, but also provided a legacy that would carry through the ancient world, and the medieval world. Unlike others of his time Hippocrates did not confirmed to the believes of what his predecessors, and those around him thought about medicine, but instead he observed, and studied the symptoms of his patients in order to come to a conclusion on what really was the causes of illnesses, and diseases. Hippocrates method of curing the sick from their illnesses, and
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Unlike many, Hippocrates believed that the “four humors” (Black bile, blood, Phlegm, yellow bile) were the causes of disease, and in order for a person to be healthy the “humors” had to be balanced (Hippocrates, on the Epidemics, Pg.3). In his writing Hippocrates explains different forms of diseases, and illnesses, and the symptoms that accompanied them, which he saw through observation. The purpose of his writings was to inform others who were already in the medical field, or who were going to enter the medical field of the symptoms of diseases, when were they likely to occur (seasons), and the conditions in which they occurred (cold, hot, dry, wet) (Hippocrates, on the Epidemics, Pg. 1-5). In Hippocrates “First Constitution” the first thing that is mentioned are the seasons, and then followed by the symptoms the people showed when they were sick in a particular season (Hippocrates, on the Epidemics Pg.1). Although Hippocrates was advance for his era his concept on what caused diseases/illness was …show more content…
Unlike Hippocrates, today’s doctors do not believe in the concept that the “four humors”, and their imbalance cause diseases. In the twenty-first century it is known that viruses, and bacteria are the causes of illnesses, and diseases. Another way in which Hippocrates view on medicine, and today’s views differ is in the concept that the “humors” were in some form connected to other aspect, such as the season, weather, and climate type (hot, cold, dry, wet), and that each humor had its own pair of weather, season, and climate type. Today the concept of the “four humor” is seen as invalid, and false. Although Hippocrates was wrong on what he thought caused disease, one thing that still remains from his writing is the oath that he believed a doctor/ those in the medical field had to pledge, which provided a set of guidelines (Hippocrates, on the Epidemics, Pg. 5). Just as Hippocrates thought during his era that a doctor should make an oath, which included guidelines on how to practice medicine, today’s society also holds the same values, and to this day those perusing a carrier in the medical field make an oath before becoming a
Unlike many, Hippocrates believed that the “four humors” (Black bile, blood, Phlegm, yellow bile) were the causes of disease, and in order for a person to be healthy the “humors” had to be balanced (Hippocrates, on the Epidemics, Pg.3). In his writing Hippocrates explains different forms of diseases, and illnesses, and the symptoms that accompanied them, which he saw through observation. The purpose of his writings was to inform others who were already in the medical field, or who were going to enter the medical field of the symptoms of diseases, when were they likely to occur (seasons), and the conditions in which they occurred (cold, hot, dry, wet) (Hippocrates, on the Epidemics, Pg. 1-5). In Hippocrates “First Constitution” the first thing that is mentioned are the seasons, and then followed by the symptoms the people showed when they were sick in a particular season (Hippocrates, on the Epidemics Pg.1). Although Hippocrates was advance for his era his concept on what caused diseases/illness was …show more content…
Unlike Hippocrates, today’s doctors do not believe in the concept that the “four humors”, and their imbalance cause diseases. In the twenty-first century it is known that viruses, and bacteria are the causes of illnesses, and diseases. Another way in which Hippocrates view on medicine, and today’s views differ is in the concept that the “humors” were in some form connected to other aspect, such as the season, weather, and climate type (hot, cold, dry, wet), and that each humor had its own pair of weather, season, and climate type. Today the concept of the “four humor” is seen as invalid, and false. Although Hippocrates was wrong on what he thought caused disease, one thing that still remains from his writing is the oath that he believed a doctor/ those in the medical field had to pledge, which provided a set of guidelines (Hippocrates, on the Epidemics, Pg. 5). Just as Hippocrates thought during his era that a doctor should make an oath, which included guidelines on how to practice medicine, today’s society also holds the same values, and to this day those perusing a carrier in the medical field make an oath before becoming a