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Physics. φυσικὴ ἀκρόασις Physics. περὶ γενέσεως καὶ φθορᾱς On coming into being and passing away. περὶ οὐρανοῡ. On the heavens. μετεωρολογικά. Meteorology. [περὶ κόσμου. On the universe.] [μηχανικά. Mechanics.] [περὶ ἀτόμων γραμμῶν. On indivisible lines.] [ἀνέμων θέσεις καὶ προσηγορίαι. Positions and descriptions of winds.] Biology in the restricted sense. (a) Natural History. περὶ τὰ ζῳα ἱστορίαι. Inquiry about animals = Historia animalium. περὶ ζῴων μορίων. On parts of animals. περὶ ζῴων γενέσεως. On generation of animals. [περὶ φυτῶν. On plants.] (b) Physiology. περὶ ζῴων πορείας. On progressive motion of animals. περὶ μακροβιότητος καὶ βραχυβιότητος. On length and shortness of life. περὶ ἀναπνοῆς. On respiration. περὶ νεότητος καὶ γήρως. On youth and age. [περὶ ζῴων κινήσεως. On motion of animals.] [φυσιογνωμονικά. On physiognomy.] [περὶ πνεύματος. On innate spirit.] Psychology and Philosophy with biological bearing. περὶ ψυχῆς. On soul. περὶ αἰσθήσεως καὶ αἰσθητῶν. On sense and objects of sense. περὶ ζωῆς καὶ θανάτου. On life and death. περὶ μνήμης καὶ ἀναμνήσεως. On memory and reminiscence. περὶ ὓπνου καὶ ἐγρηγόρσεως. On sleep and waking. περὶ ἐνυπνίων. On dreams. [προβλήματα. Problems.] [περὶ χρωμάτων. On colours.] [περὶ ἀκουστῶν. On sounds.] [περὶ τῆς καθ’ ὔπνον μαντικῆς. On prophecy in sleep.]

Of these works some, the names of which are placed here in brackets, are clearly spurious in that they were neither written by Aristotle nor are they in any form approaching that in which they were cast by him. Yet all are of very considerable antiquity and contain fragments of his tradition in a state of greater or less corruption. In addition to works here enumerated there are many others which are spurious in a yet further sense in that they are merely fathered on Aristotle and contain no trace of his spirit or method. Such, for example, is the famous mediaeval work of oriental origin known as the Epistle of Aristotle to Alexander.