Philosophical Issues in Aristotle's Biology
- ISBN-10
- 0521310911
- ISBN-13
- 9780521310918
- Category
- Philosophy
- Pages
- 462
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1987-10-22
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Authors
- Allan Gotthelf, Director Center for Philosophy of Science James G Lennox, Associate Professor of Philosophy Allan Gotthelf
Description
An overview of biology and philosophy is followed by three sections on individual issues definition and demonstration, teleology and necessity in nature, and metaphysical themes.
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