Proposals for New Readings and Interpretations in the Doxographical and Physiological Sections of the Anonymus Londiniensis (PLondLit 165, BritLibr inv. 137)
Propositions de nouvelles lectures et interprétations dans les sections doxographique et physiologique de l’Anonyme de Londres (P.Lond.Lit. 165, Brit.Libr. inv. 137)
Résumé
This article presents new readings and interpretations in the doxographical and physiological sections of the Anonymus Londiniensis papyrus (PLondLit 165, BritLibr inv. 137), the longest preserved Greek medical roll. After outlining its recent editorial history and bibliological features, the study reassesses difficult fragmentary passages and proposes fresh restorations, particularly in the account of Philolaos’ theory on causes of diseases as well as on the theory of the emanations and the distribution of food in the human body.