Aristotle‘s Book...Concerning The State Of Man‘s Body
_ ARISTOTLE‘S BOOK OF PROBLEMS WITH OTHER ASTROMER, ASTROLOGERS AND PHYSICIANS, CONCERNING THE STATE OF MAN‘S BODY
Q. Among all living creatures, why hath man only his countenance lifted up towards Heaven. A. 1. From the will of the Creator. But although this answer be true, yet it seemeth not to be of force, because that so all questions might be easily resolved. Therefore, 2. I answer that, for the most part, every workman doth make his first work worse, and then his second better! so God creating all other animals before man gave them their face looking down to the earth； and then secondly he created man, unto whom he gave an upright shape, lifted unto heaven, because it is drawn from divinity, and it is derived from the goodness of God, who maketh all his works both perfect and good. 3. Man only, among all living creatures, is ordained to the kingdom of heaven, and therefore hath his face elevated and lifted up to hea

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