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Aristotle's Biology

In Our Time: Science

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The Soul of a Female Animal

Aristotle thinks that because the female has this passive role, it's not as good as the male. The soul of a female can't quite start an embryo and needs the male in order to do so. And the male also doesn't contribute any material, so he doesn't have to get his hands dirty,. That's better in that superior. It's always better to be active than passive.

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