Aristotle’s De generatione animalium
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Aristotle’s *De generatione animalium* is an ancient Greek philosophical and scientific treatise that systematically examines animal reproduction, development, and heredity as part of his broader biological works.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Aristotle’s De generatione animalium canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
biological work
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philosophical treatise ⓘ scientific treatise ⓘ |
| addresses |
differences between male and female
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inheritance of traits ⓘ monstrous births and abnormalities ⓘ spontaneous generation ⓘ sterility and fertility ⓘ viviparous and oviparous animals ⓘ |
| approximateDate | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| author | Aristotle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concerns |
development of the embryo
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generation of animals from conception to birth ⓘ role of semen in reproduction ⓘ |
| discipline |
biology
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natural philosophy ⓘ |
| follows | Historia animalium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | treatise ⓘ |
| hasModernLanguageTranslations |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
foundational text in the history of embryology
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one of the earliest systematic works on animal reproduction ⓘ |
| influenced |
Islamic Aristotelian biology
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Renaissance natural philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ medieval embryology ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Plato’s Timaeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
efficient cause in generation
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final cause in generation ⓘ formal cause in generation ⓘ material cause in generation ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
animal reproduction
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embryological development ⓘ heredity ⓘ |
| method |
empirical observation of animals
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teleological explanation of biological processes ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| partOf | Aristotle’s biological corpus ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
hylomorphism
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teleology ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Peripatetic school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
De anima
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De partibus animalium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | divided into multiple books ⓘ |
| theoryOfSexualReproduction |
female provides matter
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male provides form and motion ⓘ |
| title | De generatione animalium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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