Forms, Souls, and Embryos: Neoplatonists on Human Reproduction (Issues in Ancient Philosophy)
Routledge
ISBN13:
9780367874742
$62.00
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.
- | Author: James Wilberding
- | Publisher: Routledge
- | Publication Date: December 12, 2019
- | Number of Pages: 232 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 0367874741
- | ISBN-13: 9780367874742
- Author:
- James Wilberding
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Publication Date:
- December 12, 2019
- Number of pages:
- 232 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Paperback
- ISBN-10:
- 0367874741
- ISBN-13:
- 9780367874742