By defining health as a discrete, individually differentiated state that can only be conceived in its perfect form as a normative standard, and by positing a bidirectional influence between body and soul, Galen attempts to redefine the competence to regulate the good life, relocating it from moral philosophy to (dietetic) medicine. Galen’s definition of health aligns it with virtue as elaborated in the Stoic and Peripatetic traditions, thereby elevating health to the highest good in life.
Galen’s Definition of Health and the ‘Medicalization’ of Virtue
Vincenzo Damiani
2026-01-01
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By defining health as a discrete, individually differentiated state that can only be conceived in its perfect form as a normative standard, and by positing a bidirectional influence between body and soul, Galen attempts to redefine the competence to regulate the good life, relocating it from moral philosophy to (dietetic) medicine. Galen’s definition of health aligns it with virtue as elaborated in the Stoic and Peripatetic traditions, thereby elevating health to the highest good in life.File in questo prodotto:
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