Parva Naturalia: With on the Motion of Animals

David Bolotin's translation of Aristotle's PARVA NATURALIA aims above all at fidelity to the Greek. It treats Aristotle as a teacher regarding the topics that he discusses, and hence it tries to convey the meaning, to the extent possible in English, of his every word. Aristotle clearly intended these treatises as a sequel to his DE ANIMA, and Bolotin's translation is a sequel to his translation of that work. The title PARVA NATURALIA goes back to the Latin Middle Ages, and though the traditional grouping doesn't include the treatise ON THE MOTION OF ANIMALS, it is included here, since there is strong manuscript evidence that it ought to be included. Bolotin has made a scrupulous effort to examine the manuscript tradition, and he has relied only on readings that are well attested in the oldest manuscripts, rather than accepting conjectural emendations of modern editors, who too often substitute a Greek text that is easy to understand for any of those from the ancient copyists.

Author: Aristotle
Publisher: Mercer University Press
Published: 04/01/2021
Pages: 260
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9780881467840
ISBN10: 0881467847
BISAC Categories:
- Philosophy | Movements | Humanism
- Philosophy | History & Surveys | Ancient & Classical
- Science | Life Sciences | Botany