Teleological explanation in Aristotle's embriology

• Grant number: 16/00624-2
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• Start date: April 01, 2017
• End date: February 28, 2019
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Philosophy - History of Philosophy
• Principal Investigator: Lucas Angioni
• Grantee: Nicola Carraro
• Host Institution: Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas (IFCH). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil

Abstract

My project is to investigate the use of teleological explanation in Aristotle's embryology. My research will concentrate on some of the challenges Aristotle has to meet in order to develop a teleological account embryonic development. In particular, I will focus on the question of the ontological status of embryos, on the problem of spontaneous generation, on the Aristotelian notion of monster, and on the phenomena of ageing and decay. (AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

CARRARO, NICOLA. Dualisers in Aristotle's Biology. APEIRON-A JOURNAL FOR ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY AND SCIENCE, v. 52, n. 2, p. 137-165, APR 2019. (16/00624-2)