THAT the male and the female are the principles of generation has been previously stated, as also what is their power and their essence. But why is it that one thing becomes and is male, another female? It is the business of our discussion as it proceeds to try and point out (1) that the sexes arise from Necessity and the first efficient cause, (2) from what sort of material they are formed.
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Aristotle is an icon of intellectual philosophical thinking. Though abstruse, his writings are easily comprehensible. His thoughts have clarity as he wrote with superhuman precision. His doctrine dominates modern issues such as science, pragmatics and logic.
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WE have now discussed the other parts of animals, both generally and with reference to the peculiarities of each kind, explaining how each part exists on account of such a cause, and I mean by this the final cause. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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