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Informationen zum Autor Konstantinos Kapparis is Assistant Professor of Classics at the University of Florida. He has published a major commentary on the speech Against Neaira , and articles on Athenian law and constitution. Kostas Kapparis is Associate Professor of Classics and Director of the Center for Greek Studies at the University of Florida.He has published four books and numerous articles, book chapters and book reviews. Klappentext This book examines the ethical dilemmas and arguments about abortion, very similar to our own, which exercised Greek and Roman doctors, philosophers, historians, theologians, dramatists, novelists and poets. In this important new study, Professor Kapparis extrapolates the views of ancient physicians on abortion from a detailed investigation of the medical facts, medical and philosophical theories concerning the human status of the unborn in antiquity, the Hippocratic Oath, and other important documents on Greek medical ethics. He explores the reasons why women in antiquity sought abortions, male concerns and attitudes towards abortion, and religious, social, cultural and demographic trends influencing the legal status of abortion in antiquity. Vorwort Examines the ethical dilemmas and arguments about abortion, very similar to our own, which exercised Greek and Roman doctors, philosophers, historians, theologians, dramatists, novelists and poets. Zusammenfassung This book examines the ethical dilemmas and arguments about abortion, very similar to our own, which exercised Greek and Roman doctors, philosophers, historians, theologians, dramatists, novelists and poets. In this important new study, Professor Kapparis extrapolates the views of ancient physicians on abortion from a detailed investigation of the medical facts, medical and philosophical theories concerning the human status of the unborn in antiquity, the Hippocratic Oath, and other important documents on Greek medical ethics. He explores the reasons why women in antiquity sought abortions, male concerns and attitudes towards abortion, and religious, social, cultural and demographic trends influencing the legal status of abortion in antiquity. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Introduction 1. Methods of Abortion: Science and Superstition 2. When Does Human Life Begin? 3. The Doctor's Dilemma 4. The Woman's Point of View 5. The Man's Point of View 6. Abortion and the Law 7. Attitudes to Abortion: A historical Perspective Appendixes 1. Pseudo-Galen: Whether what is carried in the womb is a living being 2. Abortion, the Hippocratic Oath, and the sacred ordinances of the Philadelphia inscription (LSA20) Abbreviations Notes Select Bibliography Index of Ancient Authors Index of Topics ...
