Hippocrates Impact On Society

The improvement of medicine over the course of the human successes gave great convenience to the people of today. Science has cured and prevented many illnesses from occurring and is on its way to cure some of the most dreadful and harmful illnesses. As the world modernizes due to the industrialization, so does the ways of medicine. Some cures are approached by chance, some, through intense, scientific measures.

There are millions of people living in the world today, and along with these millions of people have come the struggles and influences that they had to overcome as the years passed. They have learned to overcome or cope with certain circumstance that are thrown their way. One of the main things that these individuals had to learn to overcome was diseases. Back then millions of people died from different disease daily because they didn’t have the right medicine or medicine at all. As time, has passed, there have been thousands of

A physician, just like the healers of the past, are concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the treatment of disease, injury, and other physical and mental impairments. Similarities still exist in that the medical practice properly requires both a detailed knowledge of the academic science based disciplines underlying diseases and their treatment – the science of medicine – and also a decent competence in its applied practice – the art or craft of medicine.

Hippocrates is a very significant figure in the history of medicine that is still helping our society today. Hippocrates is known for the oath which physicians still use today. His ideas have also greatly improved and advanced medicine to help other. Also, his research of the four humours in the classics period helped other physicians further explore the cures for sickness/diseases. Hippocrates lived 460-377 BCE, during the “Golden Age,” (Lawerence, Hippocratic & Galenic Medicine). Everyone knows who Hippocrates is, but I believe there is not one single thing he is known for because he has done so much.

It is a fact that we have a longer life expectancy than ever before. This has been achieved through years of thorough research, technological development, and most importantly resilient individuals. Doctors are constantly faced with different enigmas with no right or wrong answer. What first attracted me toward medicine was the desire to help and support, in particular, disadvantaged people. Coming from a country with an underdeveloped health care system has made me realised the impact it has on people’s life.

It hasn’t changed that the average person doesn’t like to feel pain or be ill. The evolution of medicine from 1776 to 1938 in the United States depended on the knowledge of current diseases and treatment at that time. The major diseases during this time were pneumonia, influenza, tuberculosis, gastrointestinal infections, heart disease and cerebrovascular disease.1 Ironically, much of those diseases still exist today. Over time, the world’s demand for drugs for any type of illness or disease drastically skyrocketed. Was the medicine really working or were people psyched into believing they had an illness? The diagnosis and treatment was incorrect many times, resulting in “shoulda, coulda, and wouldas” when dealing with diagnosis and medicine. Without a scientific basis, medical doctors, such as Benjamin Rush were ineffective with proper treatment, and quacks promoted strange treatments as to say: Yackedy Quack, Don’t Talk Back. By the end of the 20th Century, one could say American medicine was on the rise and researchers and physician were much more respected.

Modern medicine is a fascinating thing. Since the development of medical technology, the total mortality rate has dropped immensely, while the percent of medical care has skyrocketed. There is a clear correlation between the two. But medicine has taken a long time to develop. During the civil war, people died from things that seemed so simple, like diarrhea. As the book The Killer Angels shows, many brave men lost their lives to many different afflictions, including gunshot wounds, disease, and botched surgery.

Did you ever wonder how doctors always know what to do in a time of crisis? Well if you’re wondering, Hippocrates, the Greek physician, created the solutions to these crises. Thankfully he invented these solutions because where would we be now if it wasn’t for his hard work? He definitely had positive impacts in society because of all of the accomplishments he had. Hippocrates had a positive effect on the history of medicine by influencing people with his writings and creating the Hippocratic Oath, therefore progressing to become the “Father of Medicine.”

Most American citizens would agree that modern medicine has drastically changed American Society. The progression of medicine has impacted American lives in multiple ways. It has changed how the United States military uses medicine, how American scientists research medicine, and how everyday American citizens use medicine. Just 100 years ago, the people of the time period would not have been able to comprehend the medical advances that today’s society experiences, and what postmodern societies will continue to experience. Over time, the progression of medicine affected American soldiers during times of war, changed how diseases were discovered and treated, and impacted the way 21st century Americans view medicine and medical professionals.

Medicine has been used since ancient times, but it has greatly developed through the centuries. Today, people have doctors, nurses, surgeons, therapists, and many other individuals in the health field. Society’s definition of a healthy lifestyle, and the way people live, has greatly changed, and it has given most people a new perspective on society 's health. Before medications and doctors, people often died, or had no way to recover from illnesses and disease, because there were no cures. Advances in medicine are made every day. These advances could be a new allergy medication, a new vaccine to prevent a deadly disease, or a new way of performing surgeries, but all of these advances have one thing in common: they can save lives and make a better America.

“Medicines appear to have greater power in affecting the state of health than the natural morbific irritation, for natural diseases are cured and subdued by appropriate medicines” – says Hahnemann. In my opinion, he holds the view that natural disease has the power to make us sick only when our organism is sufficiently disposed and susceptible to the attack of the “morbific cause” whereas the power of medicine is absolute and unconditional. It acts at all times, under all circumstances and on every living human being. Therefore, appropriately chosen medicine (remedy) that matches the symptoms of the illness, and produce an “artificial disease” that is similar to that which is to be cured, administered in the right dose and potency with a greater degree of intensity than the “natural disease” has absolute power to heal the patient.

Medicine has been around for a time way before ours. The way it has changed over the past 100 years is insane! A lot of people talk about how certain medication has completely changed their life in a better way. For instance, ADHD medicine is a big part for some people. My younger cousin would not be able to sit in a classroom for 8 hours if he didn’t have that ADHD medication. The surgeries from the 1900’s to today's time have advanced a lot. There was no such thing as a simple procedure back then as there are thousands of simple procedures that are being done today. Without technology we wouldn’t be able to perform CT scans, which plays a big part in saving people's lives. Back in the early 1900’s brain scans would’ve saved millions of lives.

Socrates demonstrates that Hippocrates ought to engage in philosophical inquiry, especially if he is to have such strong political ambitions. Socrates is engaging with Protagoras on behalf of Hippocrates. Protagoras is also addressing Hippocrates, and his counterparts, in making his claims about what he is able to teach. In this essay, I am concerned with reconstructing Socrates’ reasoning behind his conclusion that Hippocrates should not want to study under Protagoras. I will then offer an objection for Hippocrates, and finally from this, drawing a conclusion as to whether or not Hippocrates should pay to be a pupil of Protagoras.

Hippocrates born in 460 BC lived in 370 BC. Excelled in many fields of ancient studies and some consider him as the “Father of Western medicine”. Though some only know Hippocrates for being a major figure in early medical study he is also a biologist, from a young age Hippocrates had a very good education due to his family’s wealth. At a young age some of his training included trips to Greece and also highly likely to Libya and Egypt to learn about other medical practices.

The school of medicine called “Knidian school” was established while Hippocrates began to practice medicine. The way school taught about the body and diseases was not accurate. For example: