Definition of Hippocrates: A Person

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Hippocrates - c. 400 BCE - Hippocrates was a philosopher who lived in the time of Socrates. His contribution to medical science is notable, since he is regarded to have been the first philosopher to acknowledge a distinction between medicine and philosophy. Hippocrates focused on natural explanations and cures for disease rather than philosophical ones. person

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John Cairns 2009-03-28