Περὶ ζῴων μορίων

Also known as: De Partibus Animalium

Author

Aristotle

Language

Classical Attic Greek

Year

c. 335-325 BCE

Country

Classical Athens

Genre

Nonfiction Book (Treatise, History, Biography, or Book-Length Essay)

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Parts of Animals is one of Aristotle's major texts on biology. It was written around 350 BC. The whole work is roughly a study in animal anatomy and physiology; it aims to provide a scientific understanding of the parts of animals and asks whether these parts were designed or arose by chance.