Teleology, First Principles, and Scientific Method in Aristotle's Biology

This volume presents an interconnected set of sixteen essays, four of which are previously unpublished, by Allan Gotthelf—one of the leading experts in the study of Aristotle''s biological writings. Gotthelf addresses three main topics across Aristotle''s three main biological treatises. Starting with his own ground-breaking study of Aristotle''s natural teleology and its illuminating relationship...