The Philosophy of Hippocrates

You’ve heard of Hippocrates, right? “Father of Medicine.” Maybe you know about the Hippocratic Oath - doctors still swear some version of it today. But here’s what nobody tells you: this guy didn’t just invent some medical techniques. He fundamentally transformed how human beings understand reality itself. Think about this for a second. For thousands of years - literally thousands - when someone got sick, the explanation was simple: the gods are angry. You offended Zeus. A demon possessed you. Your neighbor cursed you. That was medicine. That was healthcare. Prayer, sacrifice, magic spells. And then this one guy on a small Greek island says: “What if… what if none of that is true? What if disease is just… natural?”