Aristotle on Female Animals: A Study of the Generation of Animals
Author:   Sophia M. Connell (Newnham College, Cambridge)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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Pages:   453
Publication Date:   22 August 2019
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Author:   Sophia M. Connell (Newnham College, Cambridge)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.10cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 21.30cm
Weight:   0.550kg
ISBN:  

9781316501795


ISBN 10:   1316501795
Pages:   453
Publication Date:   22 August 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Introduction; Part I. Methodology in the Study of Aristotle on Female Animals: 1. Feminism, sexism and Aristotle; 2. Consistency in the Generation of Animals; Part II. Reassessing the Generative Role of the Female Animal in Aristotle: 3. Menstrual blood and female semen; 4. Matter; Part III. Reassessing the Generative Role of the Male Animal in Aristotle: 5. The male as efficient and formal cause of generation; 6. Interpretations of Aristotle on the male role in generation; Part IV. Generation in Lower Animals and Particular Instances: 7. Generation in lower animals; 8. Aristotle on sexual differentiation; 9. Aristotle on heredity; 10. Teleology and necessity in the Generation of Animals; Conclusion.

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Sophia M. Connell is an Affiliated Lecturer in the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Cambridge, a Fellow of Selwyn College and a Bye Fellow of Newnham College. She has published articles on Aristotle's biology and on Galen and Aristotle on women's bodies.

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