| Theophrastus of Eresus, Commentary Volume 5: Sources on Biology (Human Physiology, Living Creatures, Botany: Texts 328-435) Contributor(s): Sharples, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004101748 ISBN-13: 9789004101746 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $227.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 1994 Annotation: This is the first to appear of the projected volumes of commentary to accompany the texts and translations on Theophrastus of Eresus: Sources for his Life, Writings, Thought and Influence, edited by W.W. Fortenbaugh and others (FHSG, Philosophia Antiqua 54; Leiden, Brill 1992). It covers the ancient secondary evidence for Theophrastus' views on physiology, zoology and botany; the transmission, reliability and doctrinal content of the reports in the text-and-translation volume are all discussed in detail, and general overviews are provided. The commentary is an indispensable accompaniment to the text-and-translation volume, and the two together will be an important resource for students of the history of the biological sciences in antiquity. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical - Architecture | Interior Design - General |
| Dewey: 185 |
| LCCN: 94023223 |
| Series: Philosophia Antiqua / Theophrastus of Eresus |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6.66" W x 9.76" (1.46 lbs) 292 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the first to appear of the projected volumes of commentary to accompany the texts and translations on Theophrastus of Eresus: Sources for his Life, Writings, Thought and Influence, edited by W.W. Fortenbaugh and others ("FHSG" (Philosophia Antiqua 54); Leiden, Brill, 1992). It covers the ancient secondary evidence for Theophrastus' views on physiology, zoology and botany; the transmission, reliability and doctrinal content of the reports in the text-and-translation volume are all discussed in detail, and general overviews are provided. The commentary is an indispensable accompaniment to the text-and-translation volume, and the two together will be an important resource for students of the history of the biological sciences in antiquity. |
