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Author Wilberding, James, author.

Title Forms, souls, and embryos : Neoplatonists on human reproduction / James Wilberding.

Imprint London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017.
©2017
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 3rd FL Science & Technology Library Books  QL953 .W55 2017    Available
Collation viii, 232 pages ; 24 cm.
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unmediated n rdamedia
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Series Issues in ancient philosophy
Issues in ancient philosophy.
Contents The embryological background. General background : four key issues in ancient embryology ; Embryology in Plato -- The metaphysical background. Metaphysical models in embryology ; The biological development of the theory of forms -- Neoplatonic embryology : the core theory. The one-seed theory ; The origin and nature of the seed ; The maternal actualization thesis ; Other external factors in the formation of the offspring -- Appendix to Chapter 3: Eclectic theories. The Commentary on the Hippocratic on the nature of the child by John of Alexandria ; Theophilus Protospatharius' On the construction of the human being ; Pseudo-Galen's De Spermate ; Pseudo-Iamblichus' Theology of arithmetic ; Pseudo-Galen's Whether what is carried in the womb is a living thing ; The Commentary on Aristotle's On the generation of animals by Michael of Ephesus ; Michael's Interpretation of Aristotle's embryology ; Michael's Interpretation of Plato's embryology -- Formation and animation of the embryo. The order of the embryo's formation ; The animation of the embryo -- The Problem of Teratogenesis -- Epilogue.
Bibliog. Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Summary "Forms, Souls, and Embryos allows readers coming from different backgrounds to appreciate the depth and originality with which the Neoplatonists engaged with and responded to a number of philosophical questions central to human reproduction, including: What is the causal explanation of the embryo's formation? How and to what extent are Platonic Forms involved? In what sense is a fetus 'alive' and when does it become a human being? Where does the embryo's soul come from, and how is it connected to its body? This is the first full-length study in English of this fascinating subject, and is a must-read for anyone interested in Neoplatonism or the history of medicine and embryology"--Publisher's description.
Subject Embryology -- History.
Human reproduction -- Philosophy -- History.
Embryology, Human -- History.
Neoplatonism.
Embryology. fast (OCoLC)fst00908425
Embryology, Human. fast (OCoLC)fst00908436
Human reproduction -- Philosophy. fast (OCoLC)fst00963239
Neoplatonism. fast (OCoLC)fst01035884
ISBN 9781138955271 (hardback ; alk. paper)
1138955272 (hardback ; alk. paper)
9781315666488 (ebook)