{"product_id":"aristotles-philosophy-of-biology-studies-in-the-origins-of-life-science-paperback-9780521659765","title":"Aristotle's Philosophy of Biology; Studies in the Origins of Life Science (Paperback) 9780521659765","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAristotle's Philosophy of Biology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eStudies in the Origins of Life Science\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe papers collected in this 2001 volume focus on Aristotle's systematic investigation of animals.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJames G. Lennox (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521659765, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 13 November 2000\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e346 pages, 2 b\/w illus.  1 table\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.51 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Lennox does an excellent job of explaining what Aristotle's biology and philosophy of biology actually were'. History and Philosophy of Life Science\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn addition to being one of the world's most influential philosophers, Aristotle can also be credited with the creation of both the science of biology and the philosophy of biology. He was the first thinker to treat the investigations of the living world as a distinct inquiry with its own special concepts and principles. This book focuses on a seminal event in the history of biology - Aristotle's delineation of a special branch of theoretical knowledge devoted to the systematic investigation of animals. Aristotle approached the creation of zoology with the tools of subtle and systematic philosophies of nature and of science that were then carefully tailored to the investigation of animals. The papers collected in this 2001 volume, written by a pre-eminent figure in the field of Aristotle's philosophy and biology, examine Aristotle's approach to biological inquiry and explanation, his concepts of matter, form and kind, and his teleology.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. Inquiry and Explanation: Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Divide and explain: the Posterior Analytics in practice\u003cbr\u003e 2. Between data and demonstration: the Analytics and the Historia Animalium\u003cbr\u003e 3. Aristotelian problems\u003cbr\u003e 4. Putting philosophy of science to the test: the case of Aristotle's biology\u003cbr\u003e 5. The disappearance of Aristotle's biology: a Hellenistic mystery\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Matter, Form and Kind: Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 6. Are Aristotelian species eternal?\u003cbr\u003e 7. Kinds, forms of kinds, and the more and less in Aristotle's biology\u003cbr\u003e 8. Material and formal natures in Aristotle's De Partibus Animalium\u003cbr\u003e 9. Nature does nothing in vain…\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Teleological Explanation: Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 10. Teleology, chance, and Aristotle's theory of spontaneous generation\u003cbr\u003e 11. Aristotle on chance\u003cbr\u003e 12. Theophrastus on the limits of teleology\u003cbr\u003e 13. Plato's unnatural teleology.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20of%20science%20%5BPDA%5D%22\"\u003ePDA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46002387517720,"sku":"9780521659765","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521659765i_ec8b08cd-689d-4573-8eaa-80f7366c8818.jpg?v=1691379621","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/aristotles-philosophy-of-biology-studies-in-the-origins-of-life-science-paperback-9780521659765","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}