03171namaa2200721uu 4500 oapen54633 oapen 20251217011903.0 a||||fo|||||||||0| cr|mn|---annan 240424s2021a||||fo|||||||||0|eng d 1227867630 OCoLC 9780367764067 9780429438974 9781138343726 (OCoLC)1227867630 oapen oapen eng dc Bradley, Mark aut Bodily Fluids in Antiquity Taylor & Francis Routledge [Imprint] 2021 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Free-to-read Unrestricted online access star Medical and philosophical theories of generation from the classical world are often classified according to whether the female as well as the male produces 'seed', the fluid substance which does the most important work in procreation. Aristotle is usually identified as the most influential proponent of the 'one-seed model', while Galen champions the 'two-seed' cause, and the debate between them continues to matter for centuries. At stake here is not just theoretical efficiency - how well the full complexities of parental resemblance are accounted for by the contending notions, for example - but also, it has been suggested, politics and patriarchy. Two seeds are better, more egalitarian, than one: the female role in generation is more positively valued in this model. This chapter will argue that, not only this characterisation, but the division itself, is misleading: particularly if viewed from a fluid perspective. Another way must be found to understand the key concepts involved in these foundational ancient debates about human procreation. Open licence https://oapen.org/article/rights eng Body fluids History To 1500. Civilization, Classical. Civilization, Western Classical influences. History. Civilisation ancienne. Histoire. Body fluids fast Civilization, Classical fast Civilization, Western Classical influences fast history (discipline) aat HISTORY Ancient General. bisacsh HISTORY General. bisacsh Ancient Egypt Ancient religion Byzantium Classical literature Emotions Gender Greece Identity Medicine Persia Reception Rome Sensory turn Sexuality The body Bradley, Mark edt Leonard, Victoria edt Totelin, Laurence edt OAPEN Library. https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/54633 Free-to-read: OAPEN Library/DOAB: description of the publication 0 37891 37891