On the Generation of Animals

This translation of Aristotle's ON THE GENERATION OF ANIMALS by David Bolotin aims above all at fidelity to the Greek. Hence, he tries to convey the meaning, to the extent possible in English, of Aristotle's every word. Bolotin's translation is a sequel to his translation of DE ANIMA (On Soul) and, more immediately, to his translation of PARVA NATURALIA: with ON THE MOTION OF ANIMALS. As Bolotin argues in his Introduction, it seems likely that, at least at some point, Aristotle intended for...