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The Aristotle Library

The Aristotle Library

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All human beings by nature desire to understand. In The Aristotle Library, the works of Aristotle are read in full, that the listener may consider nature, virtue, reason, poetry, politics, and the first principles of things. For wisdom is not gained in haste, but by attending carefully to what is said, and by seeking the causes of what is.Public domain Filosofia Scienze sociali
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  • Generation of Animals Book II 4-5

    Generation of Animals Book II 4-5
    Sep 23 2026
    In which the natural processes of embryonic formation and nourishment are explored, revealing the intricate balance between male and female contributions and the early development of life’s vital principle within diverse creatures. The account gently elucidates how the interplay of innate souls and material substances governs the gradual unfolding of form and function in the living embryo, much akin to the growth of plants from seed to splendour.
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    29 min
  • Generation of Animals Book II 1

    Generation of Animals Book II 1
    Sep 22 2026
    In which Aristotle observes the origins of male and female principles in generation, exploring how natural necessity and varying material compositions give rise to the diversity of sexes and modes of reproduction among animals. He further contemplates the nature of semen as a vital agent containing potential soul, guiding the successive formation of an organism’s parts through inherent movement rather than external cause.
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    27 min
  • Generation of Animals Book I 19-20

    Generation of Animals Book I 19-20
    Sep 21 2026
    In which the nature of the female contribution to generation is carefully examined, revealing that the catamenia are a secretion analogous to the male semen and serve as the material from which the offspring is formed rather than a second semen. It is further observed that the generative powers and discharges in males and females correspond in their appearance and function, with the male providing the active form and the female the passive matter upon which it acts.
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    20 min
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