TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cerrito,Amalia
TI  - Albert the Great (c. 1193-1280) and the Configuration of the Embryo: Virtus Formativa 
T2  - Palgrave Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Medicine,
SN  - 9783031240232
U1  - 940.902 23
PY  - 2023///
CY  - Cham
PB  - Springer Nature Switzerland, Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
KW  - Europe
KW  - History
KW  - 476-1492
KW  - Medicine
KW  - Science
KW  - Philosophy
KW  - Philosophy, Medieval
KW  - Religion
KW  - History of Medieval Europe
KW  - History of Medicine
KW  - History of Science
KW  - History of Philosophy
KW  - Medieval Philosophy
KW  - History of Religion
N1  - Chapter 1. Albert the Great's Embryology: An Interdisciplinary Approach  -- Chapter 2. The Christian-Neoplatonic Background of Albert the Great's Doctrine of Virtus Formativa -- Chapter 3. Virtus Formativa and Human Embryology -- Chapter 4. The Transmission of Genetic Inheritance -- Chapter 5. Final Remarks
N2  - This book provides the first comprehensive treatment of Albert the Great's (c. 1193-1280) notion of virtus formativa, a shaping force responsible for crucial dynamics in the formation of living beings. Crossing the boundaries between theology and philosophy, the notion of virtus formativa, or formative power, was central in explaining genetic inheritance and the configuration of the embryo. By adopting an interdisciplinary approach, this book reconstructs how Albert the Great, motivated by theological open issues, reorganised the natural-philosophical and medical theories on embryonic development, creatively drawing upon Greek, Patristic, and Arabic sources. A valuable contribution to research, this book offers essential insights for those studying the history of embryology, medicine, and science in the medieval and renaissance periods. Amalia Cerrito is an Associate Member of the Centre for the Study of Medicine and the Body in the Renaissance (CSMBR) of Pisa, Italy. Having studied the history of medieval philosophy at the Universities of Pisa and Florence, she has published journal articles on the interaction between natural philosophy and the biblical exegesis of Albert the Great. Amalia's recent publications are devoted to the theoretical background of Albert the Great's natural philosophy and Neoplatonism's influence on his theories of zoology, botany, and embryology
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-24023-2
ER  -