Generation of Animals

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Generation of Animals is a biological treatise by Aristotle that examines animal reproduction, development, and heredity, forming a foundational work in the history of embryology and zoology.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biological treatise
philosophical treatise
work by Aristotle
author Aristotle
discusses developmental stages of embryos
differences between species in reproduction
formation of the embryo
inheritance of traits
monstrous births and abnormalities
role of male and female in generation
sexual reproduction in animals
spontaneous generation
theories of semen
fieldOfWork biology
embryology
natural philosophy
zoology
follows History of Animals
genre philosophical prose
scientific prose
hasPart Book I
Book II
Book III
Book IV NERFINISHED
Book V
hasTranslation Latin translations in the Middle Ages
modern English translations
historicalSignificance foundational work in the history of embryology
major source for ancient zoological thought
influenced Galen
Carolus Clusius
surface form: Renaissance naturalists

early modern embryology
history of biology
medieval scholasticism
mainSubject animal reproduction
developmental biology
embryology
heredity
zoology
originalLanguage Ancient Greek
originalTitle Περὶ ζῴων γενέσεως
partOf Aristotle's writings
surface form: Aristotle's biological works

Corpus Aristotelicum
philosophicalTradition Peripatetic school NERFINISHED
placeOfOrigin Greek Antiquity
surface form: Ancient Greece
relatedWork Movement of Animals
Parts of Animals
Progression of Animals
timePeriodWritten 4th century BCE
title Generation of Animals self-link

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History of Animals followedBy Generation of Animals
Aristotle notableWork Generation of Animals
Parts of Animals relatedWork Generation of Animals
Generation of Animals title Generation of Animals self-link