Article ID: CBB000772561

Semence, vertu formatrice et intellect agent chez Nicolò Leoniceno entre la tradition arabo-latine et la renaissance des commentateurs grecs (2007)

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The treatise On Formative Power (Venice, 1506) of Ferrara's emblematic medical humanist, Nicolò Leoniceno (1428-1524), is the one of the first embryological monographs of the Renaissance. It shows, at the same time, the continuity of medieval Arabo-Latin tradition and the new elements brought by Renaissance medical humanism, namely through the use of the ancient Greek commentators of Aristotle like Simplicius. Thus this treatise stands at the crossroad of these two currents. The present study analyses the range of Leoniceno's philosophical discussion, determines its exact sources and brings to light premises for the early modern development of the concept of formative force, which will end up in the theory of "plastic nature" at the heart of the Scientific Revolution.

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Description Analyzes the sources and philosophical framework of Leoniceno's work on embryology and the concept of formative force.


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Authors & Contributors
Hirai, Hiro
Lawrence P. Reynolds
Carlo Gelmetti
Gamper, Rudolf
Kircher, Timothy
Winnerling, Tobias
Concepts
Humanism
Medicine
Natural philosophy
Philosophy
Soul (philosophy)
Mathematics
Time Periods
Renaissance
16th century
15th century
17th century
Early modern
19th century
Places
Italy
Europe
Switzerland
France
England
Germany
Institutions
Universität Wien (University of Vienna)
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