History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps HoP 075 - The Joy of Sects - Ancient Medicine and Philosophy
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Apr 8, 2012 AI Snips
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Alexandria's Groundbreaking Dissections
- Alexandria's Museum hosted the first human dissections and transformed anatomical knowledge in the third century B.C.
- Herophilus and Erasistratus led bold dissections that challenged Greek taboos about cutting human bodies.
Two Distinct Bodily Networks
- Alexandrian discovery separated nervous and vascular systems, revealing two distinct bodily networks.
- This raised deep philosophical questions about soul, bodily function, and whether humans are designed machines.
Herophilus's Anatomical Contributions
- Herophilus distinguished sensory from motor nerves and named the pineal gland for its pinecone shape.
- He also emphasized pulse diagnosis and wrote on midwifery and how to train midwives.