Aristotle. On Youth And Old Age, Life And Death, And Respiration 1-6 Av Giouli Korobili

<p>This book is devoted to the last part of Aristotle''s collection of short treatises known today as the <i>Parva Naturalia</i>, i.e. the treatise<b> </b><i>On Youth and Old Age, on Life and Death, on Respiration</i>. In the three main sections of the book, the author offers a translation, a commentary and a thorough analysis of this work. The author argues in favour of the unity of the work and contextualises its ideas within Aristotle''s <i>corpus</i> and the medical tradition of his time. After an Introduction to the nature of the work and its significance for the history of natural philosophy and science, a new English translation follows, along with a detailed commentary of Chapters 1-6, which combines philosophical discussion with philological observations. </p><p>The book includes four interpretive essays, which tackle problems related to the whole treatise on a more philosophical basis, including questions about the structure and unity o

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