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Animals in the world : five essays on Aristotle's biology / Pierre Pellegrin and Anthony Preus.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pellegrin, Pierre, author.
- Preus, Anthony, author.
- Series:
- SUNY series in ancient Greek philosophy.
- SUNY Series in Ancient Greek Philosophy Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Zoology--Philosophy.
- Zoology.
- Historia animalium (Aristotle).
- Aristotle. Historia animalium.
- Aristotle.
- Genre:
- Early works
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (332 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, [2023]
- Biography/History:
- Pierre Pellegrin is Director of Research at the National Center for Scientific Research in Paris, France. Anthony Preus is Distinguished Teaching Professor in Philosophy at Binghamton University, State University of New York.
- Summary:
- "Five innovative essays demonstrating how Aristotle's biology is an integral part of Aristotle's understanding of the universe"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- 1. Is there an Aristotelian biology?
- 2. The new horizon of teleology
- 3. A philosophy of life?
- 4. Diversity
- 5. Animal nature and human nature
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781438491486
- 1438491484
- OCLC:
- 1356008414
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