The Cambridge Companion to Aristotle's Biology

Herausgeber: Connell, Sophia M.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Comprehensive overview of all the key issues in Aristotle's biological works and their place within his broader philosophy and theology.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 378
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Mai 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 699g
• ISBN-13: 9781107197732
• ISBN-10: 1107197732
• Artikelnr.: 61408914

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Sophia M. Connell
1. Biology and Theology in Aristotle's Theoretical and Practical Sciences Monte Ransome Johnson
2. The Presocratics, Plato and Aristotle's Biology Karel Thein
3. Aristotle's Biology and Early Medicine Hynek Bartos
4. Empiricism and Hearsay in Aristotle's Zoological Collection of Facts Mariska Leunissen
5. Parts of Animals Book 1 on Methods of Inquiry Devin Henry
6. Teleological Perspectives in Aristotle's Biology Jessica Gelber
7. Aristotle's Biological Metaphysics Charlotte Witt
8. Life-cycles and the Actions of Nutritive Soul in Aristotle R. A. H. King
9. Aristotle on Animal Generation and Hereditary Resemblance Sophia M. Connell
10. The Science of Perception in Aristotle Cynthia Freeland
11. Aristotle's Theory of Animal Agency and the Problem of Self-motion Klaus Corcillus
12. Animal Cognition in Aristotle Sophia M. Connell
13. Elements of Biology in Aristotle's Political Science Elena Cagnoli Fiecconi
14. The Early Reception of Aristotle's Biology Myrto Hatzimichali
15. The Reception of Aristotle's Biology in Late Antiquity and Beyond Andrea Falcon
16. Aristotelian Teleology and Philosophy of Biology in the Darwinian Era David Depew
17. Aristotle and Contemporary Biology Denis Walsh
Afterword James G. Lennox.