An edition of Praxagoras of Cos on arteries, pulse and pneuma (2017)

Praxagoras of Cos on arteries, pulse and pneuma

fragments and interpretation

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Praxagoras of Cos on arteries, pulse and pneuma

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"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.

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Brill
Language
English
Pages
375

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Subjects

Criticism and interpretation, Greek and Roman Medicine, Cardiovascular system, Early works to 1800, Arteries, Veins, Pulse, Soul, History of Medicine, Heart Rate, Mind-Body Relations, Metaphysical, Ancient History, Greek World, Humoralism

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Praxagoras of Kōs (approximately 340 B.C.-)
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Praxagoras of Cos on arteries, pulse and pneuma: fragments and interpretation
2017, Brill
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Table of 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.

Edition Notes

Based on author's thesis (doctoral) - Humboldt Universität, Berlin, 2014.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-336) and index.

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Leiden, Boston
Series
Studies in ancient medicine -- volume 48, Studies in ancient medicine -- v. 48.
Copyright Date
2017

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Dewey Decimal Class
610.938
Library of Congress
R126.P7 L49 2017

The Physical Object

Pagination
xiii, 375 pages
Number of pages
375

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL44518475M
ISBN 10
9004337423
ISBN 13
9789004337428, 9789004337435
LCCN
2016051056
OCLC/WorldCat
961003429

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