Philocine - Learning Medical Science Using Ancient Literary Works

Introduction
The term Philocine denotes "Philosophical Aspect of Medicine", a concept which strives that ancient literary works can be used to impart medical education related to the realms of Psycho physiology to medical students. This would enable to impart noble thoughts and ideas to students as and when they read and learn medical information. All literary works spanning from ancient Greek literature to Ancient Tamil Literature can be used via this module to learn science.

Psycho physiology is a term derived from the Greek language and it is a branch of psychology that deals with the physiological basis of psychological processes. This medical field links psychology and physiology in intact human subjects. The perspective of studying the interface of mind and body makes psycho physiologists most distinct. Psycho physiology is different from physiological psychology which looks at the physiological mechanisms which lead to psychological activity. This field is closely related to Neuroscience. While psycho physiology was a discipline off the mainstream of psychological and medical science prior to the 1960 and 1970s, more recently, psycho physiology has found itself positioned at the intersection of psychological and medical science, and its popularity and importance have expanded commensurately with the realization of the inter-relatedness of mind and body. Unearthing the Psycho physiological Insights embedded within the ancient literary works is a fascinating tasks and we shall do it here with all the enthusiasm inherently tagged to it.

Decoding the Odyssey for Philocine – Part I
Classical Language : Greek

Name of the Literary Work: The Odyssey

Author: Homer

This Philocine Linguistic Medical Research is based on the translation by : Samuel Butler

Probable timeline: Certainly before 750, and in all probability before 1000 B.C.

Segment Specifically Decoded in this Module: Book 1 – The Gods in Council — Mivera’s Visit to Ithaca – The Challenge from Telemachus to the Suitors

The Text Under Analysis :
“Tell me, O Muse, of that ingenious hero who travelled far and wide…Many cities did he visit, and many were the nations with whose manners and customs he was acquainted”

Abbreviated Philocine Notes:
In this segment Homer points out 2 facts, which are : Point I - “The Humans living at various nations follow different manners and customs” Point – II – “Humans can acquaint successfully the manners and customs of other civilizations”

Expanded Philocine Notes:
“The Human race which has originated from a single point (Probably from the Africa) has migrated to very many places and has developed due to continuing process of cultural evolution very many types of manners and customs – many being unique to its own people – still when a person enters a civilization – he or she can develop the skill of learning the manners and customs successfully.