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Movement & Progression of Animals by Aristotle ~ Full Audiobook [science]

16 Sep 2025

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Movement & Progression of Animals by Aristotle audiobook. Genre: science In Movement & Progression of Animals, Aristotle takes listeners on a surprisingly modern-sounding voyage into the mechanics and meanings of animal motion. Written more than two millennia ago but pulsing with observational detail, this short book combines careful natural history, anatomical insight and philosophical inquiry as Aristotle classifies different kinds of movement—walking, flying, swimming, crawling—and probes the structures and causes that make them possible, from sinews and limbs to sensation and the animating soul. The audiobook brings his vivid comparisons between fish, birds, insects and land mammals to life, revealing the roots of comparative biology and the teleological thinking that shaped ancient science: why structures exist as they do and how purpose and form intertwine. Whether you’re drawn by the history of science, the poetic precision of classical prose, or the intellectual thrill of seeing everyday behavior explained with rigorous curiosity, listening to Aristotle’s voice offers a compact masterclass in thinking like a naturalist, complete with moments of surprising insight that still resonate with biologists, philosophers and curious minds today. Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:16:15) Chapter 02 (00:33:15) Chapter 03 (00:44:12) Chapter 04 (00:58:53) Chapter 05 (01:16:53) Chapter 06 (01:30:56) Chapter 07 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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