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Title

Theophrastus of Eresus : sources for his life, writings, thought and influence. Commentary.

Publication

Leiden [Netherlands] ; Boston : Brill, 1995-

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Additional Authors

• Theophrastus.
• Huby, Pamela M.
• Sharples, R. W.
• Fortenbaugh, William W.
• Gutas, Dimitri.
• Raffa, Massimo, 1972-

Description

volumes; 25 cm.

Summary

• These volumes form part of the large international Theophrastus Project started by Brill in 1992 and edited by W. W. Fortenbaugh and others. Together with volumes comprising the texts and translations, the commentary volumes provide a new generation of classicists with an up-to-date collection of the fragments and testimonia relating to Theophrastus (c.370-288/5 B.C.), Aristotle's pupil and successor as head of the Lyceum.
• This volume forms part of the large international Theophrastus project started by Brill in 1992 and edited by W. W. Fortenbaugh and others. Together with volumes comprising the texts and translations, the commentary volumes provide a new generation of classicists with an up-to-date collection of the fragments and testimonia relating to Theophrastus (c.370-288/5 b.c.), Aristotle's pupil and successor as head of the Lyceum.
• In the present volume, the focus is on natural philosophy, apart from the study of living things. Topics covered include the principles of scientific enquiry, place, time, motion, the heavens, the sublunary world, meteorology and the study of materials.

Series Statement

Philosophia antiqua, 0079-1687 ; v. 64, 79, 81, 97, 103, 123, 136, 149

Uniform Title

Philosophia antiqua ; v. 64, 79, 81, 97, 103, 123, 136, 149.

Alternative Title

Theophrastus of Eresus commentary

Subject

• Theophrastus
• Science, Ancient > Sources
• Philosophy, Ancient > Sources
• Philosophers > Greece > Biography > Sources

Note

• Accompanies the 2-volume collection of texts published in 1992 under the title: Theophrastus of Eresus, sources for his life, writings, thought and influence.
• The first of these commentary volumes to be published was vol. 5; the set is intended for completion in 9 volumes--Cf. v. 5, p. [ix].
• "With contributions on the Arabic material by Dimitri Gutas"--T.p., vols. 2, 3.1 and 4.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contents

v. 2. Logic [texts 68-136] / by Pamela Huby -- v. 3.1. Sources on physics (texts 137-223) / by R.W. Sharples -- v. 4. Psychology (texts 265-327) / by Pamela Huby -- v. 5. Sources on biology (human physiology, living creatures, botany: texts 328-435) / by R.W. Sharples -- v. 6.1. Sources on ethics / William W. Fortenbaugh ; with contributions on the Arabic material by Dimitri Gutas -- v. 8. Sources on rhetoric and poetics (texts 666-713) / by William W. Fortenbaugh -- v. 9.1. Sources on music (texts 714-726C) / by Massimo Raffa -- v. 9.2. Sources on discoveries and beginnings, proverbs et al. (texts 727-741)

ISBN

• 9789004152984 (v. 2)
• 9004152989 (v. 2)
• 9789004111301 (v. 3.1)
• 9004111301 (v. 3.1)
• 9789004113176 (v. 4)
• 9004113177 (v. 4)
• 9789004101746 (v. 5)
• 9004101748 (v. 5)
• 9789004194229 (v. 6.1 : acid-free paper)
• 9004194223 (v. 6.1 : acid-free paper)
• 9789004142473 (v. 8)
• 9004142479 (v. 8)
• 9789004362277
• 9789004268821

LCCN

2007295680

OCLC

• ocm77565728
• 77565728

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries