Aristotle on the Matter of Form : : Α Feminist Metaphysics of Generation / / Adriel M. Trott.

Argues for an interdependent relationship of form and matter in Aristotle's metaphysicsListen to the interview of Sarah Tyson at the New Books Network with the author Adriel M. TrottOffers a clear and innovative account of Aristotle's biological works, informed by Continental philosophy an...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Complete eBook-Package 2019
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Place / Publishing House:Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]
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Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Series:Cycles : CYCL
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Physical Description:1 online resource (280 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction: Aristotle and the History of Sex
  • 1. Feminist Critics of Aristotle’s Biology and Metaphysics
  • 2. Disputes over the Material Contribution of Semen
  • 3. Aristotle on Material
  • 4. The Feminine and the Elemental in Greek Myth, Medicine and Early Philosophy
  • 5. Semen, Menses, Blood: Material in Generation
  • 6. Sex Diff erentiation, Inheritance and the Meaning of Form in Generation
  • 7. Craft and Other Metaphors
  • Conclusion: On Material in Aristotle’s Biology
  • Bibliography
  • Index Locorum
  • General Index