Who Draws the First Breath?: A Reconstruction of Empedocles' Respiration Theory.

Suggesting a new reading of A74 in an exclusively physiological context and in combination with a new interpretation of B100, this article argues for a new reconstruction of Empedocles' respiration theory, involving two complementary and parallel respiratory processes, where the pressure of the inna...

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Publicado en:Ancient Philosophy Vol. 44; no. 2; pp. 283 - 305
Autor principal: Chondrokoukis, Michalis
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Philosophy Documentation Center Fall2024
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