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This monograph presents a full picture of Galen’s ethics. It expounds his view on human character and morality as based on his account of human nature (including his reception of Plato and Aristotle). This book reveals Galen’s substantial contribution to the philosophical debate on the parts and powers of our soul and their connection with the body. Thereby, it also delves into the lively academic debate on the best handling of emotions like anger or distress including their medical implications. Paying attention also to the religious side of Galen’s moral thought, the monograph contributes to a complete recollection of Galen—not only as the doctor but also as the ethical philosopher he was.
Price: $179.00
Pages: 278
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Series: Philosophia Antiqua
Publication Date:
12 June 2025
ISBN: 9789004727809
Format: Hardcover
"Trompeter’s aim is to focus on the 'foundations of Galen’s ethical approach' [...] The main body of the book pursues many fascinating and fruitful avenues of research. The various sections of the book are devoted to working through Galen’s most significant statements on this topic, [...] contextualising them, and exploring the interpretations that have emerged in the secondary literature. The reader is quickly interested by the ideas posed, the extensive ancient quotations, and the ancient and modern debates. [...] I found Trompeter’s final argument, namely that Galen’s approach to ethics is creative and innovative and does not merely parrot earlier thinking, to be convincing." – Konstantine Panegyres, University of Western Australia, in: Bryn Mawr Classical Review
Julia Trompeter (1980) is an independent scholar and novellist. She has published articles on Galen' s moral psychology and co-translated Byzantine philosophy. Most recently, she completed a postdoctoral fellowship in 'The Galen Project' at Utrecht University.