The idea that physicians should be well versed in philosophy first came from Hippocrates, a Greek physician considered to be the “father of medicine.” Galen was primarily influenced by the philosophers …show more content…
Within the human body, the crasis was a force considered to be a the mixture of the elements and humors, which were life forces described by platonic doctrines, and used to explain bodily functions If one's crasis was balanced then the person was considered healthy, but If the crasis was unbalanced then sickness would occur. The most important out of all of the crasis was the vital pneuma, the “life force” which was pushed through the body, resulting in a pulse. In this way, cultural and philosophical beliefs popular in Roman society were further combined with the anatomical