Hippocrates

Good morning/afternoon. Between 460-370BC roughly lived a man by the name of Hippocrates. He learned medicine from his father and grandfather, and then continued on to make his own theories about the medicines and diseases of the time. Hippocrates is credited to be one of the first people to believe that diseases were not a curse from the gods, but rather caused by more natural processes. He separated medicine from religion instead linking the cause of diseases to the living standards and conditions of the people who came to them sick. His focus on things was applying general diagnoses and passive treatments not wanting to assume that it was a specific ailment affecting the person. He started up his own school of medicine called the Hippocratic…

Hippocrates of Kos Hippocrates of Kos, who lived sometime between 450 and 380 B.C.E., was a physician and pioneer in medical philosophy (1). Born in Kos, Greece, Hippocrates developed methodologies and procedures for the treatment of patients, along with various ideologies regarding ethics in medical practices (1, 2). He was among the first to consider that therapeutic actions should be based on rational observations and deductions rather than religious beliefs (2). By creating a concrete…

Hippocrates is accredited with being as the leading personality to consider that diseases were instigated naturally, not owing to superstition and gods. Moreover, Hippocrates was attributed by the followers of Pythagoras of affiliating medicine and philosophy. He segregated the field of medicine from religion, trusting and holding a debate that disease was not a chastisement imposed by the gods, but rather the result of ecological influences, intake, and lifestyle habits. Certainly there is not…

ancient times. Even though al-Rhazi (c. 900 CE) was writing over 1000 years after Hippocrates (c. 400 BCE), many of the same methods and theories of medical practice were used when dealing with patients (The Western Medical Tradition, Nutton, 40, 89). Of course there are differences as well, and, one of the most prominent differences between the texts is that the al-Rhazi cases are much more comprehensive and prescriptive rather than the more diagnostic Hippocratic case studies (Pomata, Gianna,…

of medicine and physician practices. Hippocrates of Greece is considered to be the “Father of Medicine.” Hippocrates successor Galen is known as the “Prince of Physicians.” The treatments and ideas of these two people lasted for over 1000 years. It wasn’t until the 16th centuries that their ideas began to face some questions and criticism. People reacted to the criticism with outrage… after all these theories and practices had been around for so long, how could they be wrong? Like many ancient…

Hippocrates of Kos is a name that is connected to both the medicine of Ancient greece and modern medicine. Hippocrates is the father of medicine, he is known for his theories about the way the human body works and the difference between spiritual and physical medicine. He is also known for the school he opened and the Hippocratic oath that is still used by our medical professionals today. The medical school on his home island of Kos in Greece raises questions about who wrote the oath and many…

a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity.” -Hippocrates Hippocrates is one of the most magnificent figures in the history of western medicine. He was born on the island of Kos and lived from approximately 460 – 375 B.C.E. Throughout his lifetime, Hippocrates is believed to have traveled throughout Greece and Asia Minor practicing and teaching young pupils at local medical institutions. His contributions to modern medicine lie within his foundational teachings and…

"How Medicine Became Better" How did Hippocrates advance modern medicine? Hippocrates advanced medicine by being the first to trace diseases to a natural and understandable cause. He also recognizes nature as all-sufficient for healing and physicians as only her servants. He was the father of medicine for being the one to advance modern medicine. Also, in paragraph 2, sentence 3 staits," He was also courageous enough to admit his limitations and his failures." Hippocrates would tell the truth…

He was one of the first Greek philosophers to urge people to accept the fact that injures, diseases, and treatment took place in the natural world and not a spiritual one, and “This approach is widely accepted even today…” (Kleisiaris et. al). Such a monumental movement towards the accelerating world of medicine all started with Hippocrates. This philosopher and his school, Hippocratic School of Medicine, developed medical terms and definitions. They then defined protocols and guidelines for…

Ty Bollinger begins his book The Truth about Cancer discussing Hippocrates, a physician widely recognized as the father of western medicine. Hippocrates’ medicine derived from the Pythagorean Theorem which is applied as four elements, water, earth, wind, and fire. I find it interesting that the methods and ideas that Hippocrates presented are still in use today. The most common influences seen today would be the words of diagnosis and symptoms, which have their origins in Hippocratic medicine.…