Generation of Animals
Peck, Arthur Leslie, ed. Generation of Animals . Vol. 13. London: Loeb Classical Library, 1942. Book 1 2. The male and female are important for the generation. The male is the efficient cause(motive cause), while the female is the material cause. The male generates in another, and the female generates in itself. 3. Testes are normally internally by the loin in the region of kidneys. The uterus is situated near the pudendum. 4. Testes are not necessary but better for the generation. 12. The uterus is always internal so that it can protect the offspring. 17. Where does semen come from? 18. the nature of semen: useful residue. 19. For females, their answer to semen in males is the menstrual fluid, which is also a residue. 20. The male is the active part, and the female is the passive one. 21-22. Male makes its contribution to generation by movement, shape and form , while female by material . Book 2 1. Why the sexes exist? (1)necessity (2)according to what is better, i.e. final caus...