Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Aristotle's relation to humans and animals
The research on fables and Greek philosopher Aristotle's relation of human to animals is quiet interesting and questionable. The article puts up various arguments about the purpose of fables. One purpose of fables was to show that the lower class was made to be weak and accept they are weak under aristocrats, however, the article argues that these fables were meant to mirror the habits of humans to animals. Most of the animal used were mammals as I observed. However, Aristotle's point was that a lot of our characteristics and habits such as methods of shelter is a lot similar to animals. This brings up the question that can Aristotle's argument be used to support the theory of evolution (that humans evolved from the phenotype a of animals)? Not that I fully support the belief, but can these behavior traits that are traced in these fables support the idea? Survival tactics is also similar between humans and animals... Not literal of course. I wonder.
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ReplyDeleteI find it very interesting that you came up with a connection between the Aristotle's work relating humans and animals through similar traits, and the theory of evolution. You make a really good point on whether or not the similar traits can support the idea of evolution, definitely gets one thinking.
ReplyDeleteI didnt even realize that he used mammals to teach the lessons he did. I think you may be onto something that there is a connection that he might have seen related to human evolution. I do think however that he could of taught some of these same lessons just as well if used reptiles, and birds.
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