On Longevity and Shortness of Life

It's short and worth reading if you're at all interested in Aristotle. It's short and will only take about 15 minutes of your time. Although, I recommend not listening to the Librivox recording I did. As much as I appreciate Librivox and everything it provides for the world, it was tough to focus on......more

Om det hade varit möjligt, hade detta varit en 3,5-poängare. Aristoteles poängterar förslitning som en orsak till livslängsskillnader inom samma art, och betonar dadel-palmen som ett heligt exempel. Det senare är fruktansvärt underhållande - eftersom jag vid sidan av läser Bryant som använder palmen......more

An interesting investigation how could one creature could be longer in age than the other. Aristotle argue that the source of warm and the bigger organ could prolonged the lives. Thats why water animal shorter in life than land animals. But of course, this is an ancient investigation. We could laugh......more

This is about longevity,both in animals and plants. Aristotle,after considering many cases,infers the reason for longevity as-moisture,great in amount and warm in nature in order to be neither easily congealed nor easily dried up. An interesting read,an insight into the observations made by the Grea......more

Mais um pequeno tratado do parva naturalia, que Aristóteles almeja comparar a longevidade de diferentes gêneros e intragênero, rodeando no início com suas teorias de contrários. Há a típica menção ao úmido, quente, seco e frio para determinar demais parâmetros da natureza, atribuindo a longevidade à......more