Praxagoras of Cos on Arteries, Pulse and Pneuma - Fragments and Interpretation

This study offers an edition and fresh analysis of the fragmentary evidence for the views of Praxagoras of Cos (4th-3rd c. BC) on arteries, pulsation and pneuma. It presents the relevant fragments and draws new conclusions on Praxagoras' views and sources.

About the author

Orly Lewis, Ph.D. (2014) at the Humboldt University in Berlin, is a Martin Buber research fellow at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She has published on ancient anatomy, physiology and diagnosis and is co-editor of a forthcoming volume on the concept of pneuma.

Product details

• Authors: Orly Lewis
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.02.2017
• EAN: 9789004337428
• ISBN: 978-90-04-33742-8
• No. of pages: 392
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 243 mm x 27 mm
• Weight: 687 g
• Series: Studies in Ancient Medicine
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Classical linguistics / literary studies; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general)