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Tag Archives: Philip Liebson

Philosophy of science and medicine series — IV: Alexandrian period

January 22, 2017

Philip R. Liebson Chicago, Illinois, USA Euclid Ptolemy The Alexandrian tradition was first manifested in the Royal Museum in Alexandria, established by the Ptolomies who ruled […]

Philosophy of science and medicine X: Aristotle to the early 20th Century

January 22, 2017

Philip R. Liebson Chicago, IL (Winter 2017) Aristotle What is natural law? There are certain values in human nature that can be understood through human reason. This implies the use of reason to evaluate binding rules of moral behavior. Inherent in the use of reason, from the Greek philosophers onward, at least in Western Civilization, […]