• Journal of Korean Philosophical Society
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• no.121
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• pp.1-24
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• 2018

The aim of this paper is to expound upon the concept of mental health and disease in Plato. In ancient Greece, philosophy was to care for the health of the soul and to pursue the happiness of the life, while medicine was to care for the health of the body. It is the role of philosophy that defines what the mental disease is, rather than the realm of medicine, and the practical function of philosophy is the life of caring for our souls. In order to take care of the soul, it is important to diagnose what the mental disease is and where it comes from. In ancient Greek, medicine disease was initially regarded as a divine punishment and healing as, quite literally, a gift from the gods. Plato, however, insists that mental illness is not just brain problem but a human whole problem, (2) it is caused by imbalance and discord, and (3) ignorance is also a mental disease, (4) and furthermore, injustice and vice are mental diseases as well. Therefore Plato argues that the aim of philosophy is to practice a virtue as the mental health and further to achieve political justice to maintain the health of the soul.

• 발명특허
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• v.5 no.5 s.51
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• pp.18-21
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• 1980

히포크라테스(Hippokrates)이전의 그리스의학은 결코 의학이라고 부를수 없는 것이었다. B.C 11세기에 아스쿨레피오스(Asklepios)의 절이라고 불리는 $\lceil$병을 치료하는 절$\rfloor$이 있었다. 병자와 불구자들은 이 절에 와서 돼지와 양을 바치고 빌었다. 병은 신들이 인간을 달갑지 않게 여긴 결과 생긴 것이므로 건강을 회복하려면 물건을 바치고 정성을 들여야 한다고 믿었던 것이다. 그들은 절에 묵으면서 꿈을 꾸었고 중들은 해몽을 해서 병이 낫도록 도왔다. 때로는 약을 주기도 했다. 이 절의 중들은 강력한 의사승려의 조합을 이루었다.

• Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
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• v.55 no.1
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• pp.29-37
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• 2020

Manual therapy has undergone parallel development throughout many parts of the world dating back to ancient times for at least 2,500 years. The earliest historical reference to the practice of manual therapy in Greece, dates back to 400 B.C. Over the centuries, manual medicines have fallen in and out of favor with the medical profession. To truly understand the principle, it is important to know that manual therapy was initially the mainstay of the three leading alternative health care systems, osteopathy, chiropractic, and most notably physical therapy. These were all founded in the latter part of the 19th century in response to the shortcomings in allopathic medicine. Although it has been around for a long time and has been used all over the world, there are a few reports on manual therapy treatment, and most papers provided a low level of evidence. Despite the controversies over manual therapy, its use appears to be increasing gradually. This article reviews the history of manual therapy from ancient times to the present including Korean history, discusses the current state of knowledge on manual therapy, and informs physicians who manage musculoskeletal pain.