Tom's Learning Notes

The Parva Naturalia or short treatises on nature are a collection of seven works by Aristotle. In the Bekker numbering of the Aristotelian corpus they follow On the Soul, and each concerns problems which touch on the relationship between body and soul.

The seven works are:

• Sense and Sensibilia
• On Memory
• On Sleep
• On Dreams
• On Divination in Sleep
• On Length and Shortness of Life
• On Youth, Old Age, Life and Death, and Respiration.

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Internet Archive: The Works of Aristotle, Vol III, translated under the editorship of W.D. Ross (1910). Parva Naturalia translated by J.I. Beare and G.R.T. Ross. Multiple formats.

Internet Archive: Aristotle's Psychology: A Treatise on the Principle of Life (De Anima and Parva Naturalia), translated by W.A. Hammond (1902). Multiple formats.

Other Resources

History of Philosophy without any gaps: Classified Information: Aristotle's Biology - podcast by philosopher Peter Adamson.

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Aristotle's Biology, by James Lennox.

 The Great Conversation: Further reading at Tom's Learning Notes

Aristotle: On the Soul

The Problems (Greek: Προβλήματα; Latin: Problemata) is a work attributed to Aristotle, possibly falsely, bringing together almost 900 problems in question and answer format.

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Internet Archive: The Works of Aristotle, Vol. VII - The Problemata, translated by E.S. Forster, (1927). Multiple formats.

Loebulus. L317 - Aristotle -- Problems II: Books 22-38. PDF of public domain Loeb edition in Greek and English.

Other Resources

Wikipedia: Problems (Aristotle).

The Great Conversation: Further reading at Tom's Learning Notes

Ancient Greek resources: Learn to read Greek classics in the original.

The Generation of Animals or (Greek: Περὶ ζῴων γενέσεως, Latin: De Generatione Animalium) is a treatise by Aristotle.

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Internet Archive: The works of Aristotle translated into English, Volume V. De Partibus Animalium, translated by William Ogle. De Motu and De Incessu Animalium, translated by A.S.L. Farquharson. De Generatione Animalium, translated by Arthur Platt. Multiple formats.

University of Adelaide (Internet Archive): On the Generation of Animals, translated by Arthur Platt, multiple formats.

Wikisource: On the Generation of Animals, translated by Arthur Platt, multiple formats.

Other Resources

History of Philosophy without any gaps: Classified Information: Aristotle's Biology - podcast by philosopher Peter Adamson.

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Aristotle's Biology, by James Lennox.

Wikipedia: The Generation of Animals.

The Great Conversation: Further reading at Tom's Learning Notes

Ancient Greek resources: Learn to read Greek classics in the original.

The Progression of Animals (or On the Gait of Animals; Greek: Περὶ πορείας ζῴων; Latin: De incessu animalium) is a treatise by Aristotle on the motion of different kinds of animals. 

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Free online texts

Internet Archive: The works of Aristotle translated into English, Volume V. De Partibus Animalium, translated by William Ogle. De Motu and De Incessu Animalium, translated by A.S.L. Farquharson. De Generatione Animalium, translated by Arthur Platt. Multiple formats.

Internet Classics Archive: On the Gait of Animals, translated by A. S. L. Farquharson. HTML and TXT formats.

Loebulus. L323 - Aristotle -- Parts of Animals. Movement of Animals. Progression of Animals. PDF of public domain Loeb edition in Greek and English.

University of Adelaide (Internet Archive): On the Gait of Animals, translated by A. S. L. Farquharson. Multiple formats.

Wikisource: On the Progression of Animals - translated by A. S. L. Farquharson. Multiple formats.

Other Resources

History of Philosophy without any gaps: Classified Information: Aristotle's Biology - podcast by philosopher Peter Adamson.

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Aristotle's Biology, by James Lennox.

Wikipedia: Progression of Animals.

The Great Conversation: Further reading at Tom's Learning Notes

Aristotle: History of Animals.

Ancient Greek resources: Learn to read Greek classics in the original.

The Movement of Animals (or On the Motion of Animals; Greek Περὶ ζῴων κινήσεως; Latin De Motu Animalium) is a treatise by Aristotle. 

The Movement of Animals at Amazon: United States | Canada | United Kingdom | France | Germany | Spain | Italy

Free online texts

Internet Archive: The works of Aristotle translated into English, Volume V. De Partibus Animalium, translated by William Ogle. De Motu and De Incessu Animalium, translated by A.S.L. Farquharson. De Generatione Animalium, translated by Arthur Platt. Multiple formats.

Internet Classics Archive: On the Motion of Animals, translated by A. S. L. Farquharson. HTML and TXT formats.

Loebulus. L323 - Aristotle -- Parts of Animals. Movement of Animals. Progression of Animals. PDF of public domain Loeb edition in Greek and English.

University of Adelaide (Internet Archive): On the Motion of Animals, translated by A.S.L. Farquharson. Multiple formats.

Wikisource: On the Movement of Animals, translated by A. S. L. Farquharson. Multiple formats.

Other Resources

History of Philosophy without any gaps: Classified Information: Aristotle's Biology - podcast by philosopher Peter Adamson.

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Aristotle's Biology, by James Lennox.

Wikipedia: Movement of Animals.

The Great Conversation: Further reading at Tom's Learning Notes

Aristotle: History of Animals.

Ancient Greek resources: Learn to read Greek classics in the original.

On the Parts of Animals (Greek: Περὶ ζῴων μορίων, Latin: De Partibus Animalium) is a treatise by Aristotle on animal anatomy. 

On the Parts of Animals at Amazon: United States | Canada | United Kingdom | France | Germany | Spain | Italy

Free online texts

Internet Archive: The works of Aristotle translated into English, Volume V. De Partibus Animalium, translated by William Ogle. De Motu and De Incessu Animalium, translated by A.S.L. Farquharson. De Generatione Animalium, translated by Arthur Platt. Multiple formats.

Internet Classics Archive: On the Parts of Animals, translated by William Ogle. HTML and XML formats.

Loebulus. L323 - Aristotle -- Parts of Animals. Movement of Animals. Progression of Animals. PDF of public domain Loeb edition in Greek and English.

University of Adelaide (Internet Archive): On the Parts of Animals, translated by William Ogle. Multiple formats.

Wikisource: On the Parts of Animals, translated by William Ogle. Multiple formats.

Other Resources

History of Philosophy without any gaps: Classified Information: Aristotle's Biology - podcast by philosopher Peter Adamson.

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Aristotle's Biology, by James Lennox

Wikipedia: Parts of Animals.

The Great Conversation: Further reading at Tom's Learning Notes

Aristotle: On the Soul (De Anima).

Aristotle: Parva Naturalia.

Aristotle: History of Animals.

Ancient Greek resources: Learn to read Greek classics in the original.

The History of Animals (Greek: Τῶν περὶ τὰ ζῷα ἱστοριῶν; Latin: Historia Animālium) by Aristotle is a work of natural history which shaped the development of zoology for some two millenia.

The History of Animals at Amazon: United States | Canada | United Kingdom | France | Germany | Spain | Italy

Free online texts

Internet Archive: History of Animals, translated by Richard Cresswell. Multiple formats.

Internet Classics Archive: History of Animals, translated by D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson. HTML and text formats.

University of Adelaide (Internet Archive): History of Animals, translated by D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson. Multiple formats.

Wikisource: History of Animals, translated by D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson. Multiple formats.

Other Resources

History of Philosophy without any gaps: Classified Information: Aristotle's Biology - podcast by philosopher Peter Adamson.

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Aristotle's Biology, by James Lennox.

Wikipedia: History of Animals.

The Great Conversation: Further reading at Tom's Learning Notes

Aristotle: On the Soul (De Anima).

Aristotle: Parva Naturalia.

Ancient Greek resources: Learn to read Greek classics in the original.

On Youth, Old Age, Life and Death, and Respiration (Greek: Περὶ νεότητος καὶ γήρως, καὶ ζωῆς καὶ θανάτου, καὶ ἀναπνοῆς, Latin: De Juventute et Senectute, De Vita et Morte, De Respiratione) is a work by Aristotle, one of the short treatises on nature or Parva Naturalia.

On Youth, Old Age, Life and Death, and Respiration at Amazon: United States | Canada | United Kingdom | France | Germany | Spain | Italy

Free online texts

Internet Archive: The Works of Aristotle, Vol III, translated under the editorship of W.D. Ross (1910). Parva Naturalia translated by J.I. Beare and G.R.T. Ross. Multiple formats.

Internet Archive: Aristotle's Psychology: A Treatise on the Principle of Life (De Anima and Parva Naturalia), translated by W.A. Hammond (1902). Multiple formats.

Internet Classics Archive: On Youth and Old Age, On Life and Death, On Breathing, translated by G.R.T. Ross. Multiple formats.

Mikrosapoplous.gr: ΠΕΡΙ ΝΕΟΤΗΤΟΣ ΚΑΙ ΓΗΡΩΣ ΚΑΙ ΖΩΗΣ ΚΑΙ ΘΑΝΑΤΟΥ, ancient and modern Greek texts, HTML format.

University of Adelaide (Internet Archive): On Youth, Old Age, Life and Death, and Respiration, translated by G. R. T. Ross. Multiple formats.

Wikisource: English text: On Youth and Old Age - On Breathing - On Life and Death, translated by G.R.T. Ross. Multiple formats.

Other Resources

History of Philosophy without any gaps: Classified Information: Aristotle's Biology - podcast by philosopher Peter Adamson.

Librivox: Parva Naturalia - public domain audiobook.

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Aristotle's Biology, by James Lennox.

Wikipedia: On Youth, Old Age, Life and Death, and Respiration.

The Great Conversation: Further reading at Tom's Learning Notes

Aristotle: On the Soul (De Anima).

Ancient Greek resources: Learn to read Greek classics in the original.

On Length and Shortness of Life (Greek: Περὶ μακροβιότητος καὶ βραχυβιότητος, Latin: De longitudine et brevitate vitae) is a work by Aristotle, one of the short treatises on nature or Parva Naturalia.

On Length and Shortness of Life at Amazon: United States | Canada | United Kingdom | France | Germany | Spain | Italy

Free online texts

Internet Archive: The Works of Aristotle, Vol III, translated under the editorship of W.D. Ross (1910). Parva Naturalia translated by J.I. Beare and G.R.T. Ross. Multiple formats.

Internet Archive: Aristotle's Psychology: A Treatise on the Principle of Life (De Anima and Parva Naturalia), translated by W.A. Hammond (1902). Multiple formats.

Mikrosapoplous.gr: ΠΕΡΙ ΜΑΚΡΟΒΙΟΤΗΤΟΣ ΚΑΙ ΒΡΑΧΥΒΙΟΤΗΤΟΣ, ancient and modern Greek texts, HTML format.

University of Adelaide (Internet Archive): On Longevity and Shortness of Life. Multiple formats.

Wikisource: Greek text. English text, translated by G.R.T. Ross. Multiple formats.

Other Resources

History of Philosophy without any gaps: Classified Information: Aristotle's Biology - podcast by philosopher Peter Adamson.

Librivox: Parva Naturalia - public domain audiobook.

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Aristotle's Biology, by James Lennox.

Wikipedia: On Length and Shortness of Life.

The Great Conversation: Further reading at Tom's Learning Notes

Aristotle: On the Soul (De Anima).

Ancient Greek resources: Learn to read Greek classics in the original.

On Divination in Sleep (Greek: Περὶ τῆς καθ᾽ ὕπνον μαντικῆς; Latin: De divinatione per somnum) is a work by Aristotle, one of the short treatises on nature or Parva Naturalia.

On Divination in Sleep at Amazon: United States | Canada | United Kingdom | France | Germany | Spain | Italy

Free online  texts

Internet Archive: The Works of Aristotle, Vol III, translated under the editorship of W.D. Ross (1910). Parva Naturalia translated by J.I. Beare and G.R.T. Ross. Multiple formats.

Internet Archive: Aristotle's Psychology: A Treatise on the Principle of Life (De Anima and Parva Naturalia), translated by W.A. Hammond (1902). Multiple formats.

Internet Classics Archive: On Prophesying by Dreams, translated by J.I. Beare. HTML and TXT formats.

University of Adelaide (Internet Archive): On Prophesying by Dreams, translated by J.I. Beare. EPUB, HTML and MOBI formats.

Wikisource: Greek text. English text, translated by J.I. Beare. Multiple formats.

Other Resources

Librivox: Parva Naturalia - public domain audiobook.

Wikipedia: On Divination in Sleep.

The Great Conversation: Further reading at Tom's Learning Notes

Aristotle: On the Soul (De Anima).

Ancient Greek resources: Learn to read Greek classics in the original.