The Cultural Construct of the Female Body in Classical Greek Science

Datos Bibliográficos

ID20048036
AutoresLesley Dean-Jones (The University of Texas at Austin, autor de correspondencia)
Año2003
Páginas183-201
Fecha de publicación2003-07-11
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoCHAPTER
RevistaSex and Difference in Ancient Greece and Rome (SOURCE_BOOK)
EditorialEdinburgh University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1515/9781474468541-014
OpenAlexW2265621696
ISBN9781474468541
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas25

Ancient Greek scientists, notably the Hippocratics and Aristotle, were unconsciously influenced in their interpretation of typical male and female characteristics by the ancient Greek cultural paradigm of masculinity and femininity. By demonstrating that these paradigms were grounded in nature, science served to propagate rather than to challenge the cultural ideal of male and female. This is true even though the Hippocratics and Aristotle developed very different theories, with the Hippocratics favoring a two sex and Aristotle a one sex model

Ancient Greek · Art · Construct (python library) · Epistemology · Femininity · Ideal (ethics) · Interpretation (philosophy) · Literature · Masculinity · Sociology · Gender Studies · Historical and Literary Studies · Philosophy · Psychology