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Record Number:
28340
Author(s)/Creator(s):
Giles of Rome , , and Jacopo de Forli,
Contributor(s):
Wallis, Faith, translator
Title:
The Scholastic “Quaestio”: Aristotle vs. Galen on the Generation of the Embryo [Includes two primary source texts: 1) Giles of Rome, “The Formation of the Fetus in the Uterus,” Chapter 6 That a Woman Can Be Impregnated without the Emission of Her Own Sperm (defending the Aristotelian position) and 2) Jacopo de Forli, “On the Generation of the Embryo,” Question Four Does the Seed of the Woman Contribute Actively to the Generation of the Fetus? (the response from the supporters of Galen).]
Source:
Medieval Medicine: A Reader. Edited by Faith Wallis15 University of Toronto Press, 2010. Pages 222 - 231.
Description:
Article Type:
Translation
Subject
(See Also)
:
Aristotle, Ancient Philosopher
Biology
Galen, Ancient Physician
Giles of Rome, Archbishop of Bourges
Human Reproduction
Jacopo de Forli, Scientist
Medicine
Semen, Female
Sexuality
Award Note:
Geographic Area:
France ; Italy
Century:
13- 14- 15
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Conference Info:
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Year of Publication:
2010.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
9781442601697 (hbk); 9781442601031 (pbk)