GALEN ON THE USE OF THE PARTS

BOOK ONE.

III p. 1 K. Ch. I. Just as each of the living beings is said to be one by appearing with a specific boundary in no way joined to others, so also of his parts, one is called an eye, another a nose, another a tongue, and another the brain, because it appears to have a specific boundary. But if it were not joined in some way to its neighbors, but were completely separated, then it would not be a part at all, but simply one. Thus, as many bodies as have neither a specific boundary throughout nor are entirely joined to others, these are called parts. And if this is so, there will be many parts of animals, some larger, some smaller, and some altogether indivisible into another kind.

Ch. II. The use of all of them is for the soul. For the body is its instrument, and because of this, the parts of animals have differed much from one another, because their souls have as well. For some are warlike, others cowardly, others wild, others tame, others, as it were, political and creative, and others, as it were, solitary. But for all, it is...