In "De Partibus Animalium I", Aristotle sets out his philosophy of biology, discussing cause, necessity, soul, genus, and species, definition by logical division, and general methodology. In "De Generatione Animalium I", he applies his hylomorphic philosophy to the problem of animal reproduction. The translation is close, and includes passages ...
In History of Animals Aristotle analyzes 'differences' across the animal kingdom, in preparation for establishing their causes, which are the concern of his other zoological works. Over 500 species of animals are considered: shellfish, insects, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians, and mammals--including human beings.
David Balme's long-awaited major critical edition of Aristotle's largest and perhaps least studied treatise is based on a collation of the twenty-six known extant manuscripts and a study of the early Latin translations. Begun in 1975, this edition of all ten books, including a very full apparatus criticus, was largely complete by 1989 when ...
With passages from De Generatione Animalium II. Translated with Introduction and Notes by D. M. Balme. ...conforms with both the general character and the high quality of its predecessors in the Clarendon Aristotle Series.' John H. Benson in Philosophy .
With passages from De Generatione Animalium II. Translated with Introduction and Notes by D. M. Balme. ...conforms with both the general character and the high quality of its predecessors in the Clarendon Aristotle Series.' John H. Benson in Philosophy .
David Balme's long-awaited major critical edition of Aristotle's largest and perhaps least studied treatise is based on a collation of the twenty-six known extant manuscripts and a study of the early Latin translations. Begun in 1975, this edition of all ten books, including a very full apparatus criticus, was largely complete by 1989 when ...
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