Diatribe in Galen’s works on bloodletting

Durán Mañas, Mónica

doi:10.1484/M.PHR-EB.5.153474

Durán Mañas, M. (2025). “Diatribe in Galen’s works on bloodletting”, en Fuentes González, P.P.-Quiroga Puertas, A.J. (eds.). Diatribe Reconsidered. Pedagogical Strategies in Graeco-Roman Literature. Between Rhetoric and Philosophy. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 139-152. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1484/M.PHR-EB.5.153474. (515.5Kb)

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URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10481/109782

DOI: 10.1484/M.PHR-EB.5.153474

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Brepols

Materia

Venesection

Didactics

Rethoric

Didáctica

Retórica

Teoría de la Comunicación

Date

2025

Referencia bibliográfica

Publisher version: Durán Mañas, M. (2025). Diatribe in Galen’s works on bloodletting, en Fuentes González, P.P.-Quiroga Puertas, A.J. (eds.). Diatribe Reconsidered. Pedagogical Strategies in Graeco-Roman Literature. Between Rhetoric and Philosophy. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 139-152.

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Consejería de Universidad, Investigación e Innovación, C-HUM-302-UGR23; ERDF Andalusia Program 2021-2027

Abstract

This chapter explores the interrelation of diatribe, medicine, philosophy, and rhetoric. After detailing the various meanings of the Greek term diatribḗ in Galen, as well as the context of his treatises on bloodletting, it thoroughly examines diatribic elements contained in those treatises through the lens of modern Communication Theory. Finally, the chapter shows that some of Galen's persuasive strategies featured diatribe elements facilitated by their inherent didactic nature.

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