This article examines Greek comedy from the Classical-Hellenistic pe- riod to identify recurring patterns of criticism directed at physicians and contemporary medical practice. By analysing selected texts, it highlights aspects that were perceived as potential shortcomings in medicine from an external perspective. A comparison with the writ- ings of the Hippocratic Corpus reveals concrete guidelines for physicians that seem to respond – whether directly or indirectly – to these delib- erately polemical portrayals, aiming to pre-empt or address such criti- cism on a deontological level.

Διαβολὴν δὲ ἔχει ὅλη ἡ τέχνη πρὸς τῶν δημοτέων μεγάλην: Kritik an Medizin und Ärzten in der griechischen Komödie und ihre Reflexion im Corpus Hippocraticum

Vincenzo Damiani
2025-01-01

Abstract

This article examines Greek comedy from the Classical-Hellenistic pe- riod to identify recurring patterns of criticism directed at physicians and contemporary medical practice. By analysing selected texts, it highlights aspects that were perceived as potential shortcomings in medicine from an external perspective. A comparison with the writ- ings of the Hippocratic Corpus reveals concrete guidelines for physicians that seem to respond – whether directly or indirectly – to these delib- erately polemical portrayals, aiming to pre-empt or address such criti- cism on a deontological level.
2025
Greek Comedy, Medicine, Hippocratic Corpus
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