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KULLMANN, Wolfgang and FOLLINGER Sabine, eds. Aristotelische Biologie: Intentionen, Methoden, Ergebnisse. Akten des Symposiums fiber Aristoteles' Biologie vom 24-8 Juli 1995 in der Werner-Reimers-Stiftung in Bad Homburg. Philosophie der Antike, Bd. 6. Stuttgart: Steiner-Verlag, 1997. 448 pp. Cloth, DM 196.00-In the past fifty years a number of studies on Aristotle's biology have appeared in English. The proceedings of a symposium held in Germany are a welcome contribution to our knowledge of Aristotle's work in this field.
David Charles examines the question how to determine the essence of the different species of living beings. He shows that when proposing a definition Aristotle does not always start from one central characteristic (p. 33). According to Wolfgang Kullmann the importance of the De partibus animalium...