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Praxagoras of Cos on arteries, pulse and pneuma : fragments and interpretation
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Praxagoras of Cos on arteries, pulse and pneuma : fragments and interpretation / by Orly Lewis.
ISBN
9789004337428
9004337423
9789004337435
Publication
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2017]
Copyright Notice Date
©2017
Physical Description
xiii, 375 pages ; 25 cm.
Summary
"The distinction that Praxagoras of Cos (4th-3rd c. BC) made between arteries and veins and his views on pulsation and pneuma are two significant turning points in the history of ideas and medicine. In this book Orly Lewis presents the fragmentary evidence for this topic and offers a fresh analysis of Praxagoras' views on the soul and the functions of the heart and pneuma. In so doing, she highlights the empirical basis of Praxagoras' views and his engagement with earlier medical debates and with Aristotle's physiology. The study consists of an edition and translation of the relevant fragments (some absent from the standard 1958 edition) followed by a commentary and a synthetic analysis of Praxagoras' views and their place in the history of medicine and ideas"--Publisher description.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 02, 2017
Series
Studies in ancient medicine, volume 48
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-336) and index.
Contents
Introduction
Life and works
Praxagoras and the history of medicine and philosophy
The present study
Part I. The fragments
Introduction to the fragments and source-authors
The fragments
The source-authors
Part II. The doctrines of Praxagoras
Praxagoras on arteries and pulse
What are the arteries?
The origins of Praxagoras' conception of arteries
The role of pneuma
Conclusion
The doctrines of Praxagoras
Praxagoras in context : the place of his doctrines in the history of Greco-Roman medicine and philosophy.
Subjects
Subjects (Medical)
Mind-Body Relations, Metaphysical.
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