Text and Idea of Aristotle's Science of Living Things (TIDA)

Andrea is a recurring visiting professor at the Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen, where he collaborates with TIDA. Andrea is an Emeritus professor in the department of philosophy at Concordia University, Montreal, since 2022. He also holds a position as associate professor in the department of philosophy at the university of Milan, Italy (since 2018). Prior to that he was a professor of philosophy (2020-2022), an associate professor of philosophy (2008-2020) and an assistant professor (2005-2008) of philosophy at Concordia University, Montreal.

Andrea’s research focuses on Aristotle’s conception of his scientific enterprise as it emerges from his writings on natural philosophy.

Publications and forthcoming publications (TIDA contributions)

Falcon, Andrea 2024: The Architecture of the Science of Living Beings: Aristotle and Theophrastus on the Study of Animals and Plants. Cambridge University Press. download pdf

Falcon, Andrea/ Corcilius, Klaus/Roreitner, Robert 2024 (December): Aristotle on the Essence of Thought. Oxford University Press.

Falcon, Andrea/Roreitner, Robert: “Naturalizing Nous? Theophrastus on Nous, Nature, and Motion.” Phronesis.
 

Representative Publications

Falcon, Andrea/ Corcilius, Klaus 2022: “Aristotle on Remembering and Memory. Toward an Interpretation of Mem. 1.” In Medicina nei Secoli  34 (2022): 11-31

Falcon, Andrea 2020: ‘Aristotle’s Study of  Animals in Context: The Peripatetic Study of Life Reconsidered.’ In P. König and J. I. Lindén (eds). Aristoteles, Antike Kontexte, Gegenwärtige Perspektiven. Heidelberger Forschungen. Heidelberg 2020: 185-202.

Falcon, Andrea 2019: ‘Definition, Explanation, and Scientific Method in Aristotle’s De somno.’ In Manuscrito 42 (2019): 516-543.

Falcon, Andrea 2017: The Place of the De motu in Aristotle’s Natural Philosophy. In W. Wians and R. Polansky (eds.), Reading Aristotle: Argument and Exposition. Brill 2017: 215-235.

Falcon, Andrea 2015: Aristotle on the Study of Animals and Plants. In K.-D. Fischer and B. Holmes (eds.), The Frontiers of Ancient Science. Essays in honor of Heinrich von Staden. De Gruyter 2015: 75-91.

Falcon, Andrea 2005:'Aristotle and the Science of Nature. Unity without Uniformity'. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge 2005.

Falcon, Andrea 2001: ‘Corpi e movimenti. Studio sul De Caelo di Aristotele e la sua tradizione mondo antico’. Bibliopolis Editore: Napoli 2001.