Forms, Souls, and Embryos: Neoplatonists on Human Reproduction

ISBN-13: 9781138955271 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 232 str.

James Wilberding

Opis

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."

O autorze

James Wilberding is Professor of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy at Ruhr University, Bochum (Germany). Previously he was a lecturer in Classics at Newcastle University (UK) and Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Williams College (USA).