Medicine as an Art: Perspectives from the Ancient World

Medicine as an Art: Perspectives from the Ancient World

 

Speaker Series in the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences

 

PRESENTS:

Mark Schiefsky, PhD

C. Lois P. Grove Professor of the Classics

Director of the Center for Hellenistic Studies

Harvard University

 

Thursday, September 29, 2022

12:00 Noon

 

Via Zoom

 

Mark Schiefsky is a classicist, historian of medicine, science, and philosophy, and Director of Harvard University’s Center for Hellenistic Studies in Washington, DC. He is the translator of the Hippocratic text, On Ancient Medicine, and the author of dozens of articles related to Greco-Roman antiquity. Dr. Schiefsky’s most recent work considers the reception of ancient Greek philosophy and science, particularly in the Arabic-speaking world but also in the Renaissance. His talk at Cedars-Sinai will discuss the different meanings of techne, “art” or “expertise” in ancient medicine.

 

Sponsored by The Program in the History of Medicine

For more information, please contact

Esther Olivo at (310) 967-2795 or Esther.Olivo@cshs.org