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at www. History of Philosophy.net.

Today's episode The Joy of Sexs ancient medicine and philosophy.

The ancient Egyptian practice of mummification was a lengthy and complex one, which took many weeks. The first step in the process was naturally

making extra sure the person to be mummified was dead. Then the process of embalming began,

which meant removing the body's internal organs.

The abdomen would be emptied through an incision while the brain was extracted through the nose.

Afterwards these organs would be wrapped in bandages and popped into jars to be placed

in the tomb with the mummified body. Now, I know what you're thinking. Yuck.

It's a fair point, and one with which the ancient Greeks would have agreed.

In classical Greek civilization, there was a firm taboo against the dissection of human bodies.

Thus Aristotle, for instance, did not extend his program of anatomical investigations,

past fish, and other animals to include humans. Of course battlefield injuries and so on occasionally

provided a glimpse into the secret recesses of human bodies, but Greek science included no systematic investigation of human anatomy, until that

is the 3rd century BC.

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