A medieval controversy about odor
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4003883 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Simon Kemp (0000-0002-3250-2713, University of Canterbury, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 211-219 |
| Publication date | 1997-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-5061 • E-ISSN: 1520-6696 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/(sici)1520-6696(199722)33:3<211::aid-jhbs1>3.0.co;2-u |
| PMID | 9203392 |
| OpenAlex | W2038949889 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Medieval scholars debated whether odor was transmitted through a medium as suggested by Aristotle or by fumes or vapors from the odoriferous object as suggested by Plato. Key evidence believed to support Aristotle's theory was the behavior of birds in detecting carrion from far away. The medieval approach to this essentially secular controversy was, nevertheless, similar to that used in issues thinkers of that time regarded as of more importance.
Aesthetics · Biology · Carrion · Epistemology · Key (lock) · Linguistics · Object (grammar) · Odor · Sociology · Ecology · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · History of Medicine Studies · Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology · Neuroscience · Philosophy · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2011 - 2014 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |