Contents
List of Illustrations ix
List of Maps xii
The Man and His Work i
A Public Figure 7
Zoological Researches 14
Collecting Facts 24
The Philosophical Background 30
The Structure of the Sciences 39
Logic 46
Knowledge 53
Ideal and Achievement 59
Reality 64
Change 75
Causes 83
Empiricism 92
Aristotle’s World-Picture 97
Psychology 105
Evidence and Theory no
Teleology 116
Practical Philosophy 123
The Arts 131
Afterlife 136
References 143
Chronological Table 151
Further Reading 153
Index 157
