Theophrastus
Theophrastus (; ||godly phrased}}; ) was a Greek philosopher and the successor to Aristotle in the Peripatetic school. He was a native of Eresos in Lesbos. His given name was (); his nickname () was given by Aristotle, his teacher, for his "divine style of expression".He came to Athens at a young age and initially studied in Plato's school. After Plato's death, he attached himself to Aristotle who took to Theophrastus in his writings. When Aristotle fled Athens, Theophrastus took over as head of the Lyceum. Theophrastus presided over the Peripatetic school for thirty-six years, during which time the school flourished greatly. He is often considered the father of botany for his works on plants. After his death, the Athenians honoured him with a public funeral. His successor as head of the school was Strato of Lampsacus.
The interests of Theophrastus were wide ranging, including biology, physics, ethics and metaphysics. His two surviving botanical works, ''Enquiry into Plants (Historia Plantarum)'' and ''On the Causes of Plants'', were an important influence on Renaissance science. There are also surviving works ''On Moral Characters'', ''On Sense Perception'', and ''On Stones'', as well as fragments on ''Physics'' and ''Metaphysics''. In philosophy, he studied grammar and language and continued Aristotle's work on logic. He also regarded space as the mere arrangement and position of bodies, time as an accident of motion, and motion as a necessary consequence of all activity. In ethics, he regarded happiness as depending on external influences as well as on virtue. Provided by Wikipedia
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On weather signs / by Theophrastus
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Metaphysics / by Theophrastus
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De causis plantarum : in three volumes / by Theophrastus
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Enquiry into plants and minor works on odours and weather signs / by Theophrastus
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Theophrasti Libellus de odoribus / by Theophrastus
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[Theophrastoū ēthikoi charaktēres] = Theophasti notationes morum. by Theophrastus
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Theophrastou ēthikoi charaktēres : Theoprasti [sic] notationes morum. by Theophrastus
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Theophrastus On first principles : (known as his Metaphysics) : Greek text and medieval Arabic translation / by Theophrastus
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Characters / by Theophrastus
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On winds / by Theophrastus, Mayhew, Robert
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The characters, or, The manners of the age / by La Bruyère, Jean de, 1645-1696
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The characters, or, The manners of the age. By Monsieur de la Bruyere, of the French academy. Made English by several hands. With the characters of Theophrastus, translated from th... by La Bruyère, Jean de, 1645-1696
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Les caractères de Théophraste, traduits du grec, avec Les caractères; ou Les mœurs de ce siècle. [Texte établi, avec introduction, notes, relevé de variantes, glossaire et index p... by La Bruyère, Jean de, 1645-1696
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Epictetus manuall. Cebes table. Theophrastus characters. By Io. Healey by Epictetus
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Epictetus manuall. Cebes table. Theophrastus characters. By Io. Healey by Epictetus
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Epiktētou Encheiridion = Epicteti Enchiridion. Kebētos Thēbaiou pinax = Cebetis Thebani tabula. Kai Theophrastou Ēthikoi charaktēres = Et Theophrasti Characteres ethici / by Epictetus
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Theophrastus of Eresus : sources for his life, writings, thought and influence.
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Theophrastus of Eresus.
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Epiktētou Encheiridion = Epicteti Enchiridion. Kebētos Thebaiou [sic] pinax = Cebetis Thebani tabula. Theophrastou Ēthikoi charaktēres = Theophrasti Characteres ethici. Prodikou Hē...
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