New philosophy of human nature : neither known to nor attained by the great ancient philosophers, which will improve human life and health /

Sabuco, Miguel.

New philosophy of human nature : neither known to nor attained by the great ancient philosophers, which will improve human life and health / Oliva Sabuco de Nantes Barrera ; translated and edited by Mary Ellen Waithe, Maria Colomer Vintró, and C. Angel Zorita. - Urbana : University of Illinois Press, (c)2007. - 1 online resource

Originally published: Castilian, 1587. Work written by Miguel Sabuco originally published with his daughter's name on title page. Scholars disagree on attribution of work but majority of research at the Biblioteca Nacional de España confirms authorship.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Knowledge of one's self -- Composition of the world as it is -- Things that will improve this world and its nations -- Treatments and remedies of proper medicine -- Proper medicine derived from human nature -- Brief exposition on human nature : foundations of the art of -- Medicine -- Proper philosophy of the nature of composite things, of humans.



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Philosophical anthropology--Early works to 1800.
Philosophy of nature--Early works to 1800.


Electronic Books.

B785 / .N497 2007