Praxagoras of Cos on arteries, pulse and pneuma : fragments and interpretation

1. Verfasser: Lewis, Orly
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2017.
Umfang/Format: xiii, 375 p.. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Schriftenreihe: Studies in ancient medicine, v. 48
Schlagworte:
Arteries > Early works to 1800.
Cardiovascular system > Early works to 1800.
Medicine, Greek and Roman.
Pulse > Early works to 1800.
Soul > Early works to 1800.
Veins > Early works to 1800.
Inhaltsangabe:
  • 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.

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