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Cerrito, Amalia, Albert the Great (c. 1193–1280) and the Configuration of the Embryo: Virtus Formativa, Cham, Palgrave Macmillan Cham (Palgrave Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Medicine), 2023, 182 pp.
- Resum
- This book provides the first comprehensive treatment of Albert the Great's (c. 1193–1280) notion of virtus formativa, a shaping force responsible for crucial dynamics in the formation of living beings. Crossing the boundaries between theology and philosophy, the notion of virtus formativa, or formative power, was central in explaining genetic inheritance and the configuration of the embryo. By adopting an interdisciplinary approach, this book reconstructs how Albert the Great, motivated by theological open issues, reorganised the natural-philosophical and medical theories on embryonic development, creatively drawing upon Greek, Patristic, and Arabic sources. A valuable contribution to research, this book offers essential insights for those studying the history of embryology, medicine, and science in the medieval and renaissance periods. Offers the first extensive and interdisciplinary treatment of the theory of genetic inheritance. Appeals to scholars across a range of disciplines, including history, philosophy, and theology. Contributes to growing research into the relationship between philosophy and medicine.
Conté:
*Albert the Great's Embryology: An Interdisciplinary Approach · 2-12
*The Christian-Neoplatonic Background of Albert the Great's Doctrine of Virtus Formativa · 13-44
*Virtus Formativa and Human Embryology · 45-88
*The Transmission of Genetic Inheritance · 89-142
*Final Remarks · 143-148
- Matèries
- Medicina - Ginecologia, obstetrícia i cosmètica
Història de la medicina
- URL
- https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-24 ...
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