On the Parts of Animals
Aristotle’s “On the Parts of Animals” is a work that portrays the biological and philosophical aspects of living beings. It is part of Aristotle’s larger collection on natural history and is considered one of his major biological works. The treatise is divided into four books, where Aristotle systematically analyzes the anatomy of animals, the functions of their parts, and the underlying principles of life.
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Aristotle was an ancient Greek philosopher and polymath, a student of Plato and tutor to Alexander the Great. His writings on ethics, politics, logic, and poetics · including the Nicomachean Ethics and Poetics · shaped Western thought for centuries.
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Listen to On the Parts of Animals by Aristotle free online. The full audiobook (9 hr 45 min, 10 chapters, read by Geoffrey Edwards) streams free on this page.
On the Parts of Animals (1882) is a public domain work.
| # | Chapter | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Preface & Introduction | 1:09:57 | |
| 2 | The Main Groups of Animals | 48:01 | |
| 3 | Book 1 | 58:58 | |
| 4 | Book 2 Chapters 1-7 | 1:03:22 | |
| 5 | Book 2 Chapters 8-17 | 1:04:44 | |
| 6 | Book 3 Chapters 1-5 | 1:01:19 | |
| 7 | Book 3 Chapters 6-15 | 55:39 | |
| 8 | Book 4 Chapters 1-6 | 1:01:18 | |
| 9 | Book 4 Chapters 7-10 | 53:53 | |
| 10 | Book 4 Chapters 11-14 | 47:42 |
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