Writings
Nemesius is best known for his book "De Natura Hominis" ("On Human Nature"). Large sections of this book were Incorporated in Saint John Damascene's Defide Orthodoxia. Nemesius' book also contains many passages concerning Galenic Anatomy and Physiology. Establishing that mental faculties were localized in the ventricles of one's brain were the main principles of his work. Nemesius is also well known for his theories of Divine Providence.
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