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The paper examines the complex relationship between Aristotle and Hippocrates by questioning the identities under these two names, and the nature of medical reading and writing in classical Greece. It explores Aristotle's approach to sources, often anonymous textual units on medical topics which he incorporated into his own writings, as well as the interpretation that the complex nature of the works attributed to him require. The author stresses the importance of acknowledging the many patterns that coexist within the Hippocratic Corpus, and suggests that many parallels between Aristotle and medical texts of the Hippocratic collection stem from dynamic interactions with his sources rather than direct influence or ‘reading’ in the modern sense.

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This page is a summary of: On Aristotle’s Use of His Sources for Medical Ideas and Their Features, July 2024, Brill,
DOI: 10.1163/9789004703544_003.
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