Robin Dunbar, in New Scientist (Feb. 20,1993), Stamford Street, London SE19LS.
The intellect and greatness of Aristotle (384- 322 B.c.) spanned many fields; but he seldom is regarded as the father of modern science. That honor usually goes to Francis Bacon (1561-1626), who denounced Aristotle's meta- physics and influence. Yet the credit for estab- lishing genuine empirical science should go to Aristotle, contends Dunbar, a biological an- thropologist at University College, London. In the philosopher's...