John Buridan: The Human Body at the Intersection of Natural Philosophy and Medicine
This article considers the relationship between John Buridan's natural philosophy and medicine. By examining some aspects of Buridan's description of the human body related to sensation, nutrition, and generation - especially as they were framed in the so-called "controversy between p...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2023
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American catholic philosophical quarterly
Year: 2023, Volume: 97, Issue: 2, Pages: 161-182 |
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| Summary: | This article considers the relationship between John Buridan's natural philosophy and medicine. By examining some aspects of Buridan's description of the human body related to sensation, nutrition, and generation - especially as they were framed in the so-called "controversy between philosophers and physicians" - this article shows that, though mostly faithful to Aristotelian doctrine, Buridan's theoretical biology relies to a large extent on medical ideas. |
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| ISSN: | 2153-8441 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: American catholic philosophical quarterly
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5840/acpq2023811272 |
