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This volume presents an interconnected set of sixteen essays, four of which are previously unpublished, by Allan Gotthelf--one of the leading experts in the study of Aristotle''s biological writings.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 relationshi...