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Galen's Life And Career
- Galen wrote voluminously and about 10% of surviving Greek works are his writings.
- He was born in 129 AD, trained across Asia Minor and Alexandria, and spent much of his life in Rome serving imperial circles.
Philosophy As Medical Foundation
- Galen insisted doctors must be philosophers, mastering logic, physics, and ethics to practice well.
- He rejected speculative metaphysics unless claims could be tested by empirical means.
Empiricism Limits Speculation
- Galen demanded that theoretical claims be answerable to the