Biopedia

83- The Four Humours

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Returning to the idea of discussing biological thought in other cultures and/or times, today's topic is the Four Humours. This is an ancient idea of how the body worked coming from the thinkers of Ancient Greece and Rome.


Sources for this episode:

  • Jouanna, J. (2012), Greek Medicine from Hippocrates to Galen: Selected Papers. Leiden: BRILL.
  • Stelmack, R. M. and Stalikas, A. (1991), Galen and the Humour Theory of Temperament. Personality and Individual Differences 12(3): 255-263.
  • Thorndike, L. (1922), Galen: The Man and His Times. The Scientific Monthly 14(1): 83-93.
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