Galen's Critique of Rationalist and Empiricist Anatomy

@article{Cosans1997GalensCO,
  title={Galen's Critique of Rationalist and Empiricist Anatomy},
  author={Christopher Ernest Cosans},
  journal={Journal of the History of Biology},
  year={1997},
  volume={30},
  pages={35-54}
}
  • C. Cosans
  • Published 1997
  • Philosophy, Medicine
  • Journal of the History of Biology
En reponse aux idees empiristes et rationaliste, Galien plaide pour un realisme critique qui respecte l'experience car pour apprendre et comprendre l'anatomie du corps, le biologiste doit dissequer 
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