Know thyself the opinion of the multitude. One work by the Medieval philosopher Peter Abelard is entitled "Scito te ipsum" (“know yourself”) or "Ethica". From 1539 onwards the phrase "nosce te ipsum" and its Latin variants were often used in the anonymous texts written for anatomical fugitive sheets printed in Venice as well as for later anatomical atlases printed throughout Europe. The 1530s fugitive sheets are the first instances in which the phrase was applied to knowledge of the human body attained through dissection. In 1651 Thomas Hobbes used the term "nosce teipsum" which he translated as 'read thyself' in his famous
Cura Te Ipsum (Person of Interest) Cura Te Ipsum (Person of Interest) "Cura Te Ipsum" is the fourth episode of the first season of the American television drama series "Person of Interest". It is the 4th overall episode of the series and is written by Denise Thé and directed by Charles Beeson. It aired on CBS in the United States and on CTV in Canada on October 13, 2011. The title of the episode refers to the proverb "Physician, heal thyself". Reese (Jim Caviezel) begins 24-hour surveillance of the latest POI Dr. Megan Tillman (Linda Cardellini), who initially seems to be a work-aholic resident physician, but