Brennan, Sheilah O'Flynn. "The Meaning of 'Nature' in the Aristotelian Philosophy of Nature." In The Dignity of Science, edited by James A. Weisheipl, pp. 247-65. The Thomist Press, 1961.

Investigates the various meanings of the word "nature" in order to determine how it is used in both Aristotelian and Thomistic natural philosophy and maintains that the meaning of "nature" is "continually modified within the science of nature."

Cook, Kathleen C. "Sexual Inequality in Aristotle's Theories of Reproduction and Inheritance." In Feminism and Ancient Philosophy, edited by Julie K. Ward, pp. 51-67. New York: Routledge, 1996.

Examines Aristotle's biological theories of reproduction and inheritance, articulated in Generation of Animals, in order to determine the extent to which Aristotle asserts the inferiority of females, and to which Aristotle influenced later philosophical and scientific thinking on these issues.

Gotthelf, Allan and James G. Lennox, eds. Philosophical Issues in Aristotle's Biology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1987, 462p.

Collection of essays which examines such topics as the role of biology in Aristotle's philosophy; Aristotle's conception of the "biological universe"; his use of definition, demonstration, and scientific methodology; the issue of teleology and how it applies to Aristotle's conception of nature; and the relationship between Aristotle's metaphysical views and biological theories.

Hardie, W. F. R. "Aristotle's Treatment of the Relation Between the Soul and the Body." The Philosophical Quarterly 14, No. 54 (January 1964): 53-72.

Maintains that Aristotle does not put forth—in his surviving works excluding the dialogue fragments—two mutually inconsistent doctrines regarding the nature of the soul and its relationship to the human body.

Judson, Lindsay, ed. Aristotle's Physics: A Collection of Essays. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1991, 286p.

Collection of essays treating such topics as Aristotle's methodology in the field of natural science; the issue of teleological causation in Physics; Aristotle's treatment of time; and his views on "self-motion."

Lang, Helen S, ed. Aristotle's Physics and Its Medieval Varieties. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1992, 322p.

Collection of essays dealing with Physics, including coverage of Aristotle's definition of nature and his conception of motion, as well as various medieval interpretations of Aristotle's theories.

Machamer, Peter K. "Aristotle on Natural Place and Natural Motion." ISIS 69, No. 248 (1979): 377-87.

Argues that, contrary to what some critics have suggested, Aristotle's conception of "natural place" cannot be viewed as any sort of cause that influences the movement of a body toward its "natural place" or toward its form.

McKirahan, Richard D., Jr. Principles and Proofs. Aristotle's Theory of Demonstrative Science. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1992, 340p.

Examines Aristotle's theory of demonstration, including the requirements for making such demonstrations, and the use and role of axioms, definitions, and scientific "essences."

Owens, Joseph. "The Aristotelian Conception of the Pure and Applied Sciences." In Science and Philosophy in Classical Greece, edited by Alan C. Bowen, pp. 31-42. New York: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1991.

Reviews Aristotle's division of science into three groups: theoretical, practical, and productive science, and argues that while it may seem as though Aristotle's theoretical science corresponds to the modern realm of "pure science" and that practical and productive sciences correspond to the modern realm of "applied science," such a correlation must be modified when the issue is examined with greater care.

Poste, Edward. Introduction to The Logic of Science: A Translation of the Posterior Analytics of Aristotle, pp. 1-36. Oxford: Francis Macpherson, 1850.

Discusses the content of the Organon, the collection of Aristotle's works on logic, and its influence on and interpretation by later thinkers, including Mill and Kant. Reviews the construction of logical arguments as presented by Aristotle.

Preus, Anthony. "Science and Philosophy in Aristotle's Generation of Animals." Journal of the History of Biology 3, No. 1 (Spring 1970): 1-52.

Analyzes the relationship of Aristotle's metaphysical views to his biological theories as presented in Generation of Animals.

Van Fraasen, Bas C. "A Re-Examination of Aristotle's Philosophy of Science." Dialogue XIX, No. 1 (March 1980): 20-45.

Studies Aristotle's account of science in order to determine what "philosophically controversial theses" would be implicit with the acceptance of Aristotelian science.

Additional coverage of Aristotle's life and career is contained in the following source published by Gale Re-search: Dictionary of Literary Biography, Vol. 176: Ancient Greek Authors.