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- Title
Pneuma und Noēsis, Durchströmtsein und Schau: Die Spur des Ungeschiedenseins im antiken griechischen Denken.
- Authors
Schneider, Wolfgang Christian
- Abstract
The article "Pneuma and Noēsis, Permeation and Vision: The Trace of Indivisibility in Ancient Greek Thought" by Wolfgang Christian Schneider examines the significance of air (aer) and spiritual breath (pneuma) in ancient Greek thought. Greek natural philosophy considered air as an element that exists both internally and externally, enabling life. The concept of air and spiritual breath as indivisible, simultaneously visible and invisible, is a central point in this thinking. The text also explores the views of the ancient physician Hippocrates on the importance of air for the human body. The Hippocratic school further pursued these approaches, with Diocles of Carystus playing a leading role. The text also discusses various ancient medical concepts related to "pneuma" and their influence on the body, including the teachings of Philistion of Locri, Praxagoras of Cos, and Herophilus of Chalcedon. Stoic medicine also emphasized the importance of pneuma for life and ethics. The text also delves into the concept of pneuma in the Gospels and late Hellenistic philosophy. The pneumatic medical tradition gradually faded into the background in Europe during late antiquity and the subsequent centuries.
- Subjects
ANCIENT philosophy; HIPPOCRATES, ca. 460 B.C.-370 B.C.; SOUL; HUMAN body; PHYSICIANS; ETHICS; PHILOSOPHY of nature
- Publication
Hōrin, 2022, Vol 22, p15
- ISSN
0945-9634
- Publication type
Article