Aristotle Generation of Animals and History of Animals I, Parts of Animals I

This 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. Front cover Half title page Title page Copyright Dedication Contents Preface Abbreviations Introduction History of Animals: Book I I 1: Parts of animals and how they differ; species and genera; differentiae of animals in accord with lives, actions, characters, and parts. I 2: Parts for nourishment and excretion. I 3: Parts for the emission of seed. I 4: Liquid in animals; blood and blood-vessel. I 5: Viviparous, oviparous, and larviparous animals; feet, fins, and wings. I 6: Genera of animals; simple species. I 7: Parts of the body: the cranium. I 8: Forehead and face. I 9: Eyebrows and eyes (1). I 10: Eyes (2). I 11: Ears, nose, tongue. I 12: Neck, chest, breasts, nipples. I 13: Abdomen and its parts. I 14: Other parts. I 15: Trunk and limbs; perceptual parts. I 16: Brain, windpipe, lungs, gullet, stomach. I 17: Heart and viscera. Parts of Animals: Book I I 1: The method of inquiry of natural science vs. theoretical science; necessity and final cause; natural science and the soul; varieties of necessity; essence and substance. I 2: Defining species by dichotomous division of the genus criticized (1). I 3: Defining species by dichotomous division of the genus criticized (2); the correct way to do it (1). I 4: The correct way to divide genera (2). I 5: Theology and astronomy vs. natural science; the method of inquiry of natural science again. Generation of Animals: Book I I 1: The focus of the treatise; male and female as starting-points. I 2: The sexes and sexual parts. I 3: Testes and uterus in different animals. I 4: Differences in the spermatic instruments in males (1). I 5: Differences in the spermatic instruments in males (2). I 6: Differences in the spermatic instruments in males (3). I 7: Differences in the spermatic instruments in males (4). I 8: The uterus; viviparous vs. oviparous; complete vs. incomplete eggs. I 9: Internally and externally viviparous animals. I 10: Internally oviparous and externally viviparous animals. I 11: More on the uterus and its placement. I 12: Placement of uterus and testes. I 13: Excretory and spermatic ducts in females and males. I 14: Crustacean copulation. I 15: Cephalopod copulation. I 16: Insect copulation; “spontaneous generation.” I 17: Do all animals emit seed? Pangenesis. I 18: Pangenesis criticized; what seed is; residue vs. colliquescence. I 19: Semen as a residue of nourishment and blood; menses as a residue. I 20: Menses as impure seed. I 21: How male seed is a cause of what comes to be. I 22: How the male contributes to generation. I 23: Plant reproduction. Generation of Animals: Book II II 1: Causes of sexual dimorphism; classification of animals in relation to generation; development of the embryo; performationism vs. epigenesis. II 2: The nature of (male) seed. II 3: Male seed contributes movements alone, not matter, to that embryo; the inheritance of nutritive and perceptual soul and understanding; the role of pneuma; active vs. potential possession of soul. II 4: Generation of human beings and other complete animals; development and nutrition of the embryo (1). II 5: Why female needs male. II 6: Development of the embryo (2). II 7: Nutrition of the embryo (2); hybrids and sterility. II 8: Mules. Generation of Animals: Book III III 1: Birds (1): wind-eggs; yolk and white. III 2: Birds (2): shape of eggs; growth of eggs; incubation; umbilical cords. III 3: Fish (1): selachians. III 4: Fish (2): non-selachians. III 5: Fish (3): erroneous theories of mating. III 6: Erroneous theories of bird mating; the trochus and hyena. III 7: Fish mating; wind-eggs in birds. III 8: Cephalopods and crustaceans. III 9: Insects. III 10: Bees. III 11: Testaceans. Generation of Animals: Book IV IV 1: Causes of sex-differentiation in the embryo (1). IV 2: Causes of sex-differentiation in the embryo (2). IV 3: Heredity; monsters (1). IV 4: Monsters (2); uniparity vs. multiparity. IV 5: Superfetation. IV 6: Degrees of completeness in neonates. IV 7: Molar pregnancies. IV 8: Milk. IV 9: Why animals are born head first. IV 10: Periods of gestation. Generation of Animals: Book V V 1: Affections of animals and their parts due to final causes vs. due to efficient and material ones; embryos mostly asleep; color of eyes; keenness of sight. V 2: Keenness of smell and hearing. V 3: Hair (1). V 4: Hair (2). V 5: Hair (3). V 6: Color of animals. V 7: Voices of animals. V 8: Teeth of animals. Notes Further Reading Index Back Cover