Homunculus
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+ | While still only a [[homunculus]], [[The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman|Tristram]]'s implantation within his mother's womb was disturbed. At the very moment of [[procreation]], his mother asked his father if he had remembered to wind the [[clock]]. The distraction and annoyance led to the disruption of the [[humorism|proper balance of humours]] necessary to conceive a well-favoured child. | ||
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- | A '''homunculus''' ([[Latin]] for "little human", plural is "homunculi"; the diminutive of ''homo'', "human") is, most generally, any representation of a human being. It is often used to illustrate the functioning of a system. In the scientific sense of an unknowable prime actor, it can be viewed as an entity or agent. | + | A '''homunculus''' ([[Latin]] for "[[little human]]", plural is "homunculi"; the diminutive of ''homo'', "human") is, most generally, any representation of a human being. It is often used to illustrate the functioning of a system. In the scientific sense of an unknowable prime actor, it can be viewed as an entity or agent. |
“[[Preformationism]],” a theory of heredity, claimed either the egg or the sperm (exactly which was a contentious issue) contained a complete preformed individual called a homunculus. Development was therefore a matter of enlarging this into a fully formed being. | “[[Preformationism]],” a theory of heredity, claimed either the egg or the sperm (exactly which was a contentious issue) contained a complete preformed individual called a homunculus. Development was therefore a matter of enlarging this into a fully formed being. | ||
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- | *[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Egon_Schiele,_Woman_with_Homunculus,_1910..jpg] | + | *''[[Woman with Homunculus]]'' (1910) by Egon Schiele |
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While still only a homunculus, Tristram's implantation within his mother's womb was disturbed. At the very moment of procreation, his mother asked his father if he had remembered to wind the clock. The distraction and annoyance led to the disruption of the proper balance of humours necessary to conceive a well-favoured child. |
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A homunculus (Latin for "little human", plural is "homunculi"; the diminutive of homo, "human") is, most generally, any representation of a human being. It is often used to illustrate the functioning of a system. In the scientific sense of an unknowable prime actor, it can be viewed as an entity or agent.
“Preformationism,” a theory of heredity, claimed either the egg or the sperm (exactly which was a contentious issue) contained a complete preformed individual called a homunculus. Development was therefore a matter of enlarging this into a fully formed being.
See also
- Woman with Homunculus (1910) by Egon Schiele