analytical
using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole--intellectual or substantial--into its elemental parts or basic principles)
intrinsic
belonging to a thing by its very nature
humanistic discipline
studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
Socratic
of or relating to Socrates or to his method of teaching
Asclepius
son of Apollo; a hero and the Roman god of medicine and healing; his daughters were Hygeia and Panacea
grievous
causing or marked by grief or anguish