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Zusatztext for those who are new to Aristotle's biology this book is an exceptional resource. It contains a wealth of interesting and provocative ideas on everything from the nature of teleological causation, to the relation between Aristotle's scientific theory and practice, to an analysis of the concepts of form, essence and substance, to a discussion of Darwin's views on Aristotle as a biologist . . . there is much to be praised in this excellent collection. While it will likely be of interest mostly to Aristotle specialists, it tackles issues of a much broader historical significance in an engaging and delightful way. Informationen zum Autor Allan Gotthelf is Anthem Foundation Distinguished Fellow for Research and Teaching in Philosophy at Rutgers University, and Emeritus Professor of philosophy at the College of New Jersey. From 2003 to 2012 he was Visiting Professor of history and philosophy of science at the University of Pittsburgh. He was a junior fellow at Harvard University's Center for Hellenic Studies in 1979-80 and a member of the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, in 2001. Since 1985 he has been life member of Clare Hall, Cambridge. He has published widely on Aristotle's biological works, and his work on Aristotle has recently been celebrated by some of the foremost scholars of Aristotle's in Being, Nature, and Life in Aristotle: Essays in Honour of Allan Gotthelf (2010). Klappentext This volume draws together Allan Gotthelf's pioneering work on Aristotle's biology. He examines Aristotle's natural teleology, the axiomatic structure of biological explanation, and the reliance on scientifically organized data in the three great works with which Aristotle laid the foundations of biological science. Zusammenfassung This volume draws together Allan Gotthelf's pioneering work on Aristotle's biology. He examines Aristotle's natural teleology, the axiomatic structure of biological explanation, and the reliance on scientifically organized data in the three great works with which Aristotle laid the foundations of biological science. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgments PART I: Teleology, Irreducibility, and the Generation of Animals (GA) 1: Aristotle's Conception of Final Causality 2: The Place of the Good in Aristotle's Natural Teleology 3: Understanding Aristotle's Teleology 4: Teleology and Embryogenesis in Aristotle's Generation of Animals II.6 5: co-authored with Mariska Leunissen: 'What's Teleology Got to Do with It?'--A Reinterpretation of Aristotle's Generation of Animals V 6: Teleology and Spontaneous Generation in Aristotle: A Discussion PART II: First Principles and Explanatory Structure in the Parts of Animals (PA) 7: First Principles in Aristotle's Parts of Animals 8: The Elephant's Nose: Further Reflections on the Axiomatic Structure of Biological Explanation in Aristotle 9: Division and Explanation in Aristotle's Parts of Animals PART III: Metaphysical Themes in PA and GA 10: Notes towards a Study of Substance and Essence in Aristotle's Parts of Animals II-IV 11: A Biological Provenance: Reflections on Montgomery Furth's Substance, Form, and Psyche: An Aristotelean Metaphysics PART IV: Starting a Science: Theoretical Aims of the History of Animals (HA) 12: Data-Organization, Classification, and Kinds: The Place of the History of Animals in Aristotle's Biological Enterprise 13: HA I.6 490b7-491a6: Aristotle's megista genê 14: Historiae I: Plantarum et Animalium PART V: Aristotle as Theoretical Biologist 15: Darwin on Aristotle Coda: Aristotle as Scientist: A Proper Verdict References Index Locorum Index of Names Index of Subjects ...
