IMC 2006: Sessions
Session 1612: Passion and Physiology: Peter of Abano and his Influence
Thursday 13 July 2006, 11.15-12.45
Sponsor: | Aristoteles Latinus, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven |
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Organiser: | Pieter de Leemans, Aristoteles Latinus, KU Leuven |
Moderator/Chair: | Pieter de Leemans, Aristoteles Latinus, KU Leuven |
Paper 1612-a | Pietro d'Abano on Sympathy: Expositio Problematum Aristotelis, particle 7 (Language: English) Index terms: Medicine, Philosophy |
Paper 1612-b | The Pleasure of Sex in Peter of Abano's Commentary on the Aristotelian Problemata (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Latin, Medicine, Sexuality |
Abstract | The papers in this session concern explanations of the passions by the physician Peter of Abano (1250-1316). Gijs Coucke looks at a set of questions about sexual pleasure from Peter’s commentary on the Aristotelian Problemata. |