Sergiusz Kazmierski‘s essay “Looking at Medical Data From an Ancient Perspective” (Part 1 of 2) attempts to approach the topic of “medical data and the handling of medical data” from a historical-ethical perspective and on the basis of a preliminary analysis of and answer to the question: “What is data?”. It becomes clear that the concept of data in this context is essentially dependent on what we understand by medicine. Two distinct notions of medicine emerge: the technical-scientific and the “hospitable” concept.
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Galen and Hippocrates (wall painting, Anagni Cathedral)
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