Article ID: CBB087792176

Un'anatomia cardiocentrica nel Rinascimento: il "Liber de corde" di Charles de Bovelles (2018)

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Within his system of disciplinary divisions, Charles de Bovelles presents medicine as deeply rooted in philosophy insofar as knowledge is concerned, while its institutional role in the university curriculum is placed between theology and law. The specific position that medicine occupies in this framework also depends on the type of good that each discipline is supposed to deliver to humankind. Medicine deals with the good of the body, while theology and law take care of, respectively, the good of the soul and material goods. This article investigates Bovelles' ideas regarding medicine and anatomy, focusing in particular on the anatomy of the heart - which, according to Bovelle, is both a literal and metaphorical reality.

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Authors & Contributors
García Valverde, José Manuel
Shillito, Alex Benjamin
Borgo, Melania
Delaini, Paolo
Sabino Illecito
Speranza, Laura
Journals
Bruniana & Campanelliana: Ricerche Filosofiche e Materiali Storico-testuali
Mefisto: Rivista di medicina, filosofia, storia
Medicina Historica
Vesalius
Nature
Medical History
Publishers
L'Erma di Bretschneider
Edizioni ETS
Olschki
Mimesis
University of South Florida
Taylor & Francis
Concepts
Human anatomy
Anatomy
Medicine
Natural philosophy
Philosophy
Medicine and art
People
Leonardo da Vinci
Galen
Cardano, Girolamo
Harvey, William
Vesalius, Andreas
Steno, Nicolaus
Time Periods
Renaissance
16th century
Ancient
17th century
15th century
Early modern
Places
Italy
France
Spain
Europe
Toulouse (France)
Florence (Italy)
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