Project Gutenberg 2013-08-02 Public domain in the USA. 535 Galen Galen, Claudius‏ Galen,‏ of Pergamon Galenus, Claudius‏ Brock, Arthur John 1878 1947 Galen: On the Natural Faculties Produced by Eileen Gormly, Turgut Dincer, Ted Garvin and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "On the Natural Faculties" by Galen is a foundational scientific text written in the late 2nd century AD. This work delves into the principles of physiology and the processes by which living organisms grow, develop, and maintain themselves. Galen seeks to articulate a comprehensive framework for understanding the functions of nature, which he describes through an exploration of the dynamic interplay of various faculties in both plants and animals. The opening of this treatise provides a systematic overview of the concepts Galen will be addressing, particularly the distinction between the roles of the soul and nature in organismal functions. He begins by categorizing the actions and effects of living things, distinguishing between growth and nutrition, which are common to both plants and animals. The text sets the stage for a deeper analysis of specific processes, such as digestion and blood-making, laying out Galen's intent to explore the faculties responsible for these biological phenomena while responding to philosophical debates regarding physical existence and change. This introduction emphasizes the importance of clear definitions and systematic inquiry, marking Galen's work as a significant contribution to the medical and philosophical knowledge of his time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43383/43383-h/images/cover.jpg en grc Physiology Medicine, Greek and Roman PA Text Browsing: Health & Medicine Browsing: History - General Browsing: Science - General 1258348 1258269 2024-09-18T08:17:03.366017 2023-09-19T04:27:23.557381 text/html text/html 1257439 2013-08-02T09:51:44 text/html; charset=utf-8 473432 2013-08-02T09:52:40 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 501321 2024-09-18T08:17:19.196970 application/epub+zip 518868 2024-09-18T08:17:06.234035 application/epub+zip 463361 2024-09-18T08:17:04.774006 application/epub+zip 902189 2024-09-18T08:17:27.385412 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 831127 2024-09-18T08:17:17.488970 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 816173 2022-09-19T18:39:54.166230 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 643423 2024-09-18T08:17:00.474040 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 823740 2013-08-02T09:51:38 text/plain; charset=utf-8 276060 2013-08-02T09:52:40 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 631799 2016-01-31T13:46:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 237687 2016-01-31T13:47:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20330 2024-09-18T08:17:27.551395 application/rdf+xml 17640 2024-09-18T08:17:04.996011 image/jpeg 2350 2024-09-18T08:17:04.887003 image/jpeg 468526 2024-09-18T08:17:03.471025 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia