Aristotle's Philosophy of Biology: Studies in the Origins of Life Science - Couverture rigide

Lennox, James G.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0521650275 ISBN 13 : 9780521650274

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2000

Synopsis

Aristotle's Philosophy of Biology The papers collected in this 2001 volume focus on Aristotle's systematic investigation of animals. Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

In 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.

Revue de presse :

'Lennox does an excellent job of explaining what Aristotle's biology and philosophy of biology actually were'. History and Philosophy of Life Science

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0521650275
• ISBN 13: 9780521650274
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 346