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The symptom and the subject : the emergence of the physical body in ancient Greece / Brooke Holmes

This study examines the emergence of the physical body as an object of knowledge in ancient Greece, tracing the shift from divine to biological explanations for symptoms. It explores how medical inquiry redefined perceptions of the soul, human nature, and the self.

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