Chapter 10 One-seed, two-seed, three-seed?
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...
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-818012025-03-12T20:06:32Z Chapter 10 One-seed, two-seed, three-seed? Flemming, Rebecca Medicine / The body / Identity / Gender / Sexuality / Ancient Egypt / Greece / Rome / Byzantium / Persia / Reception / Sensory turn / Emotions / Classical literature / Ancient religion 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. 2022-05-21T04:02:36Z 2022-05-21T04:02:36Z 2022-05-20T10:10:26Z 2021 chapter https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/54634 9781138343726 9780367764067 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/81801 eng open access image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/54634/1/9780429438974_10.4324_9780429438974-14.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/54634/1/9780429438974_10.4324_9780429438974-14.pdf Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9780429438974-14 10.4324/9780429438974-14 fa69b019-f4ee-4979-8d42-c6b6c476b5f0 Bodily Fluids in Antiquity University of Cambridge ef01d703-cec9-4aa8-bd01-a0e3b7c2f1ee 9781138343726 9780367764067 Routledge 16 open access |
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