1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910163089103321

Autore

Lewis Orly

Titolo

Praxagoras of Cos on arteries, pulse and pneuma : fragments and interpretation / / by Orly Lewis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, Netherlands ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : Brill, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

90-04-33743-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (391 pages) : illustrations, tables

Collana

Studies in Ancient Medicine, , 0925-1421 ; ; Volume 48

Disciplina

610.938

Soggetti

Medicine, Greek and Roman

Cardiovascular system

Arteries

Veins

Pulse

Soul

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

The distinction that Praxagoras of Cos (4th-3rd c. BC) made between arteries and veins and his views on pulsation and pneuma are two significant turning points in the history of ideas and medicine. In this book Orly Lewis presents the fragmentary evidence for this topic and offers a fresh analysis of Praxagoras’ views on the soul and the functions of the heart and pneuma. In so doing, she highlights the empirical basis of Praxagoras’ views and his engagement with earlier



medical debates and with Aristotle’s physiology. The study consists of an edition and translation of the relevant fragments (some absent from the standard 1958 edition) followed by a commentary and a synthetic analysis of Praxagoras’ views and their place in the history of medicine and ideas.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910541910403321

Autore

Hanick Riley

Titolo

Three kinds of motion : Kerouac, Pollock, and the making of American highways / / Riley Hanick ; cover designed by Jonathan Graf ; interior layout by Kirkby Gann Tittle

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Louisville, Kentucky : , : Sarabande Books, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-941411-05-3

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (273 p.)

Disciplina

813.54

Soggetti

Art and literature - United States - History - 20th century

Interstate Highway System

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Three Kinds of Motion""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""The Author""

Sommario/riassunto

<div>Riley Hanick: Riley Hanick is an essayist, journalist, and translator. His work has received support from the Jentel and McKnight foundations and he has served as a writer-in-residence for the University of Iowa Museum of Art. He teaches at Murray State University.<BR><BR></div>