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Theophrastus of Eresus, Commentary Volume 9.2: Sources on Discoveries and Beginnings, Proverbs Et Al. (Texts 727-741)

Theophrastus of Eresus, Commentary Volume 9.2: Sources on Discoveries and Beginnings, Proverbs Et Al. (Texts 727-741)

W. Fortenbaugh, William
Gutas, Dimitri

Hardcover

PhilosophyLiterary Criticism

ISBN10: 9004268820
ISBN13: 9789004268821
Publisher: Brill
Published: Apr 3 2014
Pages: 300
Weight: 1.35
Height: 0.90 Width: 6.40 Depth: 9.40
Language: English
This volume concerns Theophrastus, Aristotle's pupil and successor as head of the Peripatetic School. The focus is twofold. First, it deals with discoveries and inventions, both useful and pleasurable, and more generally changes that transformed the way people live. Theophrastus wrote a work entitled On Discoveries, which may be regarded as cultural history. Second, the volume focuses on proverbs: familiar sayings containing useful truths that have been observed by earlier generations and passed on in a form that is concise and attractive. Theophrastus wrote a work entitled On Proverbs and made use of proverbs in his writings on ethics, rhetoric and humor. He recognized their importance in educating the young and maintaining the traditions of an earlier age.

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