Nemesius
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Nemesius of Emesa (; ; fl. c. AD 390) was a Christian philosopher, and the author of a treatise Περὶ φύσεως ἀνθρώπου or De natura hominis ("On Human Nature"). According to the title of his book, he was the bishop of Emesa (modern-day Homs, Syria). His book is an attempt to compile a system of anthropology from the standpoint of Christian philosophy; it was very influential in later Greek, Arabic and Christian thought.
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Nemesius was a male human from the Byzantine Empire, active as a philosopher, presbyter, and bishop. Born in 350 and dying in 420, he worked primarily in the field of philosophy and wrote in Ancient Greek. His professional period is recorded as spanning from 400 to 500. He held the position of bishop and is identified in sources as Nemesius, Bishop of Emesa.
He is described in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, and Pauly–Wissowa. His works include Yaghags bnutʻean mardoy, De Natura Hominis, De natura hominis, graece et latine, and Nemesii episcopi Premnon physicon. Open Library lists a total of 23 works attributed to him.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 23
Top works
- Yaghags bnutʻean mardoy
- De Natura Hominis
- De natura hominis, graece et latine
- The character of man. Or, his nature exactly displayed, in a philosophicall discourse, by the learned Nemesius. Now made English
- Nemesii episcopi Premnon physicon
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Byzantine Empire
- Occupation
- presbyter
- Position held
- bishop
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Field of work
- philosophy
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- date of birth
- 0350-00-00
- date of death
- 0420-00-00
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- writing language
- Ancient Greek
- end of work period
- 0500-00-00
- start of work period
- 0400-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Biography
- ''De natura hominis''
- First theory of providence
- Hierarchy of the three levels of providence
- Fourth theory of providence
- Fifth theory of providence
- ''Doctrine of Ventricle Localisation''
- Subsequent influence
- Other people named Nemesius
- Editions of Nemesius' ''De natura hominis''
- See also
- Notes
- References
Nemesius of Emesa (; ; fl. c. AD 390) was a Christian philosopher, and the author of a treatise Περὶ φύσεως ἀνθρώπου or De natura hominis ("On Human Nature"). According to the title of his book, he was the bishop of Emesa (modern-day Homs, Syria). His book is an attempt to compile a system of anthropology from the standpoint of Christian philosophy; it was very influential in later Greek, Arabic and Christian thought.
Nemesius was also a physiological theorist. He based much of his writing on previous work of Aristotle and Galen, and it has been speculated that he anticipated William Harvey's discovery of the circulation of blood. Other views included a five-theory hierarchy of divine providence. These theories are developed from an earlier Platonic theory.
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