Albert the Great (c. 1193-1280) and the configuration of the embryo : Virtus Formativa / Amalia Cerrito.
2023
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Title
Albert the Great (c. 1193-1280) and the configuration of the embryo : Virtus Formativa / Amalia Cerrito.
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ISBN
9783031240232 (electronic bk.)
3031240235 (electronic bk.)
9783031240225 (print)
3031240227
3031240235 (electronic bk.)
9783031240225 (print)
3031240227
Published
Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, 2023.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xi, 171 pages) : illustrations.
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-031-24023-2 doi
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QM601
Dewey Decimal Classification
612.640902
Summary
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. Amalia Cerrito is an Associate Member of the Centre for the Studies of Medicine and the Body in the Renaissance (CSMBR) of Pisa, Italy. Having studied the history of medieval philosophy at the Universities of Pisa and Florence, she has published journal articles on the interaction between natural philosophy and the biblical exegesis of Albert the Great. Amalia's recent publications are devoted to the theoretical background of Albert the Great's natural philosophy and Neoplatonism's influence on his theories of zoology, botany, and embryology.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed October 10, 2023).
Series
Palgrave studies in medieval and early modern medicine, 2524-7395
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Albert the Great's Embryology: An Interdisciplinary Approach
Chapter 2. The Christian-Neoplatonic Background of Albert the Great's Doctrine of Virtus Formativa
Chapter 3. Virtus Formativa and Human Embryology
Chapter 4. The Transmission of Genetic Inheritance
Chapter 5. Final Remarks.
Chapter 2. The Christian-Neoplatonic Background of Albert the Great's Doctrine of Virtus Formativa
Chapter 3. Virtus Formativa and Human Embryology
Chapter 4. The Transmission of Genetic Inheritance
Chapter 5. Final Remarks.