Pearcy, 'De Partibus Animalium I and De Generatione Animalium I (with passages from II.1-3)', Bryn Mawr Classical Review v4n02
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4.2.17, Aristotle. De Partibus Animalium I and De Generatione Animalium I
(with passages from II.1-3). Translated with notes by D. M. Balme.
Clarendon Aristotle Series. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1992. Pp.
viii, 18 3. $26.00. ISBN 0-19-875128-1.
  Noted by Lee T. Pearcy

  In PA I and GA I, Aristotle explores the application of his
general theories of causation and natural kinds to the universe of
living things.  This reissue of Balme's well-known translation and
notes, first published in 1972 and reviewed thereafter (e.g. by J.
Longrigg, Classical Review N.S. 27[1977], 38-9), includes a useful
"Report on Recent Work" and an updated bibliography by Allan
Gotthelf. The translation itself has been revised in several places
to take account of developing interpretations of the meanings of
eidos and genos in Aristotle's biological works.  These additions
increase the usefulness and extend the life of an already
indispensable introduction to the theoretical underpinnings of two
of Aristotle's most challenging scientific treatises.

Lee T. Pearcy 
The Episcopal Academy