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What was the title of Galen's treatise that emphasized the importance of philosophy in medicine?
That the Best Physician Is Also a Philosopher
On the Nature of Man
De humani corporis fabrica
Sharh tashrih al-qanun li' Ibn Sina
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Galen wrote a treatise titled "That the Best Physician Is Also a Philosopher," emphasizing the importance of philosophy in medicine. He saw himself as both a physician and a philosopher and was very interested in the debate between the rationalist and empiricist medical sects.
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