Aristotle's Classification of Animals

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Contents

Translator's Note
Preface
Abbreviations
Introduction

1. DIVISION AND DEFINITION IN ARISTOTLE
The Meaning and Limits of the Critique of Platonism
2. GENUS, SPECIES, AND SPECIFIC DIFFERENCE
From Logic to Zoology
3. THE STATUS AND FUNCTIONS OF ARISTOTLE'S ZOOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATIONS

Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
General Index
Index of Passages Cited from Aristotle's Works