The celebrated ancient Greek physician who argued that illnesses of the body and mind resulted from natural causes rather than the wrath of the gods was ______.
A) Socrates
B) Hippocrates
C) Demosthenes
D) Aristotle

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The description matches that of Hippocrates, who is famously known as the "Father of Medicine" and is credited with laying the foundation of modern medical ethics. He believed that illnesses had natural causes and emphasized the importance of observation and diagnosis in medicine. Socrates, Demosthenes, and Aristotle were all great Greek philosophers but none of them were physicians who made significant contributions to the field of medicine.

The Celebrated Ancient Greek Physician Who Argued That Illnesses of the Body