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The Cosmological Significance Of Animal Generation, Devin Henry
The Cosmological Significance Of Animal Generation, Devin Henry
Devin Henry
This paper explores the relation between Aristotle’s mature theory of animal generation and his broader cosmology.
Holding For The Most Part: The Demonstrability Of Moral Facts, Devin Henry
Holding For The Most Part: The Demonstrability Of Moral Facts, Devin Henry
Devin Henry
No abstract provided.
Substantial Generation In Physics I 5-7, Devin Henry
Substantial Generation In Physics I 5-7, Devin Henry
Devin Henry
No abstract provided.
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The Failure Of Evolution In Antiquity, Devin Henry
The Failure Of Evolution In Antiquity, Devin Henry
Devin Henry
This paper traces the emergence and rejection of evolutionary thinking in antiquity. It examines Empedocles' original theory of evolution and why his ideas failed to gain traction among his predecessors.
The Birds And The Bees: Aristotle On The Biological Concept Of Analogy, Devin Henry
The Birds And The Bees: Aristotle On The Biological Concept Of Analogy, Devin Henry
Devin Henry
No abstract provided.
Aristotle’S Pluralistic Realism, Devin Henry
Aristotle’S Pluralistic Realism, Devin Henry
Devin Henry
In this paper I explore Aristotle’s views on natural kinds and the compatibility of pluralism and realism, a topic that has generated considerable interest among contemporary philosophers. I argue that, when it came to zoology, Aristotle denied that there is only one way of organizing the diversity of the living world into natural kinds that will yield a single, unified system of classification. Instead, living things can be grouped and regrouped into various cross-cutting kinds on the basis of objective similarities and differences in ways that subserve the explanatory context. Since the explanatory aims of zoology are diverse and variegated, …