On Longevity and Shortness of Life

Name: On Longevity and Shortness of Life
Author: Aristotle
ISBN: 9781911535959

Author: Aristotle
Series: World Classics
Language: English
Length: 18 pages
ISBN: 9781911535959
Published: 24 November 2016
Imprint: The Big Nest

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Description

The reasons for some animals being long-lived and others short-lived, and, in a word, causes of the length and brevity of life.

Author

Aristotle was an influential philosopher and polymath who lived in Ancient Greece. He was a student of Plato and is widely regarded as one of the most important thinkers in history, pioneering the fields of aesthetics, ethics, metaphysics, politics, and science. His works were instrumental in the development of Western thought and have been a major source of inspiration throughout the ages.

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