Brown: Bargatze’s ‘nobody knows’ . . . maternalizing Galen’s reception of Plato’s ‘the body-soul relationship’

Brown: Bargatze’s ‘nobody knows’ . . . maternalizing Galen’s reception of Plato’s ‘the body-soul relationship’

Do you wonder, as I do, about the co-incidence of events? I ask this because as I was ensconced on Friday, the 13th of February, anticipating the Bryn Mawr Colloquium hosting of Lorenzo Ronchini, a friend whom I have known for decades, unbeknownst to me, had passed away. Thus, I am dedicating this essay to him, Fred Mann, a lifelong journalist and an emblem of gentlemanly character and generous benefaction. I would hope that Fred would like read…