Who Was Aristotle?
6. Dissecting Animals
Anybody who has studied biology at school will likely have had experiences in dissecting animals to learn more about them. It may sound unpleasant to a lot of people but it is necessary to help students to learn more about the anatomy of animals and how they, and we, are put together.
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This is a practice that was started by none other than Aristotle himself. Before this, it was common for people to use their minds instead to try and determine what was going on inside animals. Aristotle took our knowledge to a whole new level and his work led to many important discoveries.
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