Description
Book SynopsisThis edition includes new translations of Aristotle's
Generation of Animals along with
History of Animals I and
Parts of Animals I. The translations are noteworthy for their consistency and accuracy, and fit seamlessly with the other volumes in the series, enabling Anglophone readers to read Aristotle's works in a way previously not possible. Sequentially numbered endnotes provide the information most needed at each juncture, while a detailed Index of Terms guides the reader to places where focused discussion of key notions occurs.
Trade Review"C.D.C. Reeve's annotated translation of Aristotle's
Generation of Animals provides novices and experts alike a much-needed modern and readable, yet accurate and technically rigorous, entry to this difficult text. By printing it together with translations of the methodologically prior works,
History of Animals I and
Parts of Animals I, readers now have access to what are arguably Aristotle's philosophically richest biological texts.The Introduction helpfully situates the project of Aristotle's biology into its metaphysical and (natural) scientific context, but it also does much more. It offers a panoramic, illuminating, and characteristically provocative interpretative picture of Aristotle's philosophical endeavors as a whole—one that demands to be assessed in its entirety, and that is supported by a wealth of references to, and quotations from, mostly Aristotle himself. The book provides an invaluable resource for anyone trying to understand Aristotle's fascination with living nature”
—Mariska Leunissen, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
