| The article explains that Avicenna mentioned Galen in his famous medical book—The Cannon of Medicine, in detail. This
emphasis, however, did not prevent the authors of the article from commenting on other physicians of that period. Accordingly, the authors mentioned Rhazes and discussed how Rhazes was impressed by Galen but also criticized aspects of Galen’s work. Nevertheless, it seems that an important point was not addressed. Rhazes not only criticized Galen in one of his books—Shukuk ‘ala Jalinus (Doubts about Galen), but also extensively referenced Galen’s work in his medical encyclopedia—Al-Hawi fi Tibb (A Comprehensive Textbook of Medical Practice and Treatment); the effect was to open Galen to criticism for the first time, in the middle ages [2,3]. In addition, the article compares Avicenna with some of the most famous medieval physicians, but it should be noted that Rhazes, who was born more than a century before Avicenna, had devoted a special and independent work for the purpose of criticizing Galen’s views. |