Aphorisms of Hippocrates

Name: Aphorisms of Hippocrates
Author: Hippocrates
ISBN: 9781787364592

Author: Hippocrates
Read by: George Easton
Language: English
Length: 1 hour 7 minutes
ISBN: 9781787364592
Published: 30 August 2022
Imprint: Adelphi Press

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Aphorisms of Hippocrates are a series of sayings or proverbs that are attributed to the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates. These sayings are typically concise and offer advice or wisdom on a particular subject. Some of the more famous aphorisms by Hippocrates include "First, do no harm" and "Let food be thy medicine." Read in English, unabridged.

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Hippocrates (c. 460–370 BC) is the figure most closely associated with the birth of rational medicine in the ancient Greek world. The Hippocratic Corpus — essays, case histories, and aphorisms long attributed to him and his school — sought to explain illness through observation rather than superstition. His name survives in the physician's oath and in the ideal of medicine as a humane, disciplined art grounded in evidence and care.

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