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Porphyry : to Gaurus on how embryos are ensouled and on what is in our power /
Concerning embryos, Porphyry takes an original view on issues that had been left undecided by his teacher Plotinus and earlier by the doctor Galen. What role is played in the development of the embryo by the souls or the natures of the father, of the mother, of the embryo, or of the whole world? Por...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Bloomsbury Academic,
2011.
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| Colección: | Ancient commentators on Aristotle.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Concerning embryos, Porphyry takes an original view on issues that had been left undecided by his teacher Plotinus and earlier by the doctor Galen. What role is played in the development of the embryo by the souls or the natures of the father, of the mother, of the embryo, or of the whole world? Porphyry's detailed answer, in contrast to Aristotle's, gives a significant role to the soul and to the nature of the mother, without, however, abandoning Aristotle's view that the mother supplies no seed. In the fragments of On What is in Our Power, ""Porphyry"" discusses Plato's idea that we choose. |
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| Notas: | "Paperback edition first published 2014"--Title page verso |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (191 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781472501677 1472501675 0715638580 9780715638583 1472557875 9781472557872 |