Hippocrates

live like women[4]. Herodotus is the first writer who describes the Scythian women. He says that they were originally Amazon women, who decided they would live with the Scythian men as long as the women could keep their warrior ways[5]. Pseudo-Hippocrates, who wrote in the late fifth century BC says that the Scythian woman were a lot like the Amazons described in Greek literature, he believed that the mothers seared off…

and supernatural forces for illness, however, the Greeks looked towards the natural world for explanation. Hippocrates, known as the “Father of Medicine”, was a Greek physician who wrote a collection of texts covering a wide range of medical topics from surgery to drug use. His works on these topics have greatly contributed to the discovery of modern medical techniques (Gascoigne). Hippocrates also wrote the Hippocratic Oath: an oath that all physicians had to take. It guided the physicians…

not take their Hippocrates Oath seriously, and commonly seemed to act the exact opposite. Doctors would also decide who was fit to work and who wasn't. They also sterilized the workers or terminated pregnancies. Some doctors would even have experiments done on people of the camps. Holocaust doctors were inhumane and treated people as their guinea pigs to better their own soldiers, causing even more deaths. To be a doctor in the modern world one must take the Hippocrates Oath promising…

This paper focuses on the achievements Greeks made in: Arts, Science, Literature and Philosophy. This paper examines each subject of achievement in detail while looking at ancient Greek civilization. In regards to the Greeks achievement in Art, this paper looks at: what was considered Art in Ancient Greece, Famous Greek art pieces, different forms of Art like: Pottery, Sculpture, The Human Body and Architectural structures. For Greek literature, we will examine the alphabet, Greek writers like…

To begin the Protagoras, a friend and Socrates chat, then Hippocrates comes along. Hippocrates wants to become wise and wants to study under Protagoras, a Sophist. Socrates goes with Hippocrates where Protagoras is. Socrates questions why Hippocrates wants to learn from him but has no real answer, therefore, Socrates questions Protagoras to discover what he knows and teaches to his disciples/pupils. In…

Medical Ethics There are certain moral standards to follow for everything, and the medical field is far from an exception. There are many things to consider as a doctor, and the largest thing is the fact that you’re taking responsibility for someone else’s life. This has led to much dissention throughout history as to how doctors should approach their jobs. Consider the possibility of your own personal beliefs regarding the practice of medicine not being correct. Also consider that there are…

During this time, Hippocrates, an ancient Greek physician in the Age of Pericles, made great discoveries with regard to the characteristics and function of blood (Castellone, 2008). He later became known as the Father of Medicine (Castellone, 2008). Specifically, he observed…

The Greeks are, for the most part, appropriately admired. Although ancient Greek civilization has negative qualities, the advancements they contributed should not be disregarded. Many positive aspects of Greek life, including politics, art, rationalism, and scientific thought, continue to resonate throughout modern society. The negative components in Greek society were mainly issues regarding equality. There were great divides between genders and between socioeconomic classes. Most…

reducing disease risks and drinking nutritious smoothies. Hippocrates, a doctor from 460 B.C. once said “Let thy food be thy medicine and thy medicine be thy food.” During a time when the common belief was that sickness stayed in one area of the body, Hippocrates countered that idea with a school of thought that sickness was in unison with the entire body and every part of the body must be in harmony to avoid disease, interestingly, Hippocrates lived to be very old. This topic chose me two…

History of Melanoma- Skin Cancer Around the 5th century BC, Hippocrates (was a Greek physician and is considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine) was the first to record a description of melanoma. He described it as melas, meaning dark, and oma, meaning tumor, in Greek. Although, the term melanoma was introduced in 1838 by Sir Robert Carswell. There is also some study that melanoma is from even earlier before the 5th century. There is some evidence that melanoma…