Περὶ ζῴων γενέσεως

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Περὶ ζῴων γενέσεως is Aristotle’s biological treatise that systematically examines animal reproduction, development, and heredity within his broader natural philosophy.

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instanceOf Aristotelian treatise
ancient Greek text
biological treatise
philosophical work
approach teleological explanation of biological processes
author Aristotle
canonicalStatus part of the Aristotelian corpus
concerns development of the embryo
inheritance of traits
menstruation and female contribution
monstrosities and abnormal births
role of male and female in reproduction
theories of semen
viviparous and oviparous animals
discusses material and formal causes in reproduction
soul as principle of life in generation
field biology
embryology
natural philosophy
genre scientific prose
influenced Renaissance biology
later ancient embryology
medieval natural philosophy
language Ancient Greek
mainTopic animal reproduction
embryological development
generation of animals
heredity
method comparative study of animals
partOf Aristotle's biological corpus
period 4th century BCE
philosophicalFramework hylomorphism
preservation transmitted through Greek and later Latin manuscripts
relatedWork Περὶ ζῴων μορίων
Περὶ ζῴων ἱστορίας
linked to: History of Animals

Περὶ κινήσεως ζῴων
Περὶ πορείας ζῴων
structure treatise divided into several books
studiedIn classics
history of science
philosophy of biology
titleInGreek Περὶ ζῴων γενέσεως
titleInLatin De Generatione Animalium
tradition Peripatetic school

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Generation of Animals originalTitle Περὶ ζῴων γενέσεως
Exercitatio Anatomica de Motu Cordis et Sanguinis in Animalibus followedBy De Generatione Animalium
linked to: Περὶ ζῴων γενέσεως
Περὶ ζῴων γενέσεως titleInGreek Περὶ ζῴων γενέσεως
Περὶ ζῴων γενέσεως relatedWork Περὶ ζῴων μορίων
linked to: Περὶ ζῴων γενέσεως