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Metaphysics --- Theophrastus of Eresus --- Theophrastus. --- Théophraste, --- Theophrastus --- Théophraste --- Théophraste

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Theophrastus --- Criticism and interpretation --- -Feofrast --- Theophrast --- Théophraste --- Theophrastos --- Teofrasto --- Theophrastus, --- Θεόφραστος --- -Criticism and interpretation --- -Theophrastus --- Théophraste --- Criticism and interpretation. --- Feofrast

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Simplicius and Priscian were two of the seven Neoplatonists who left Athens when the Christian Emperor Justinian closed the paganschool there in A.D. 529. The commentaries ascribed to them on works on sense-perception, one by Aristotle and one by his successor Theophrastus, are translated here in this single volume. Both commentaries give a highly Neoplatonic reading to their Aristotelian subjects and tell us much about late Neoplatonist psychology. This volume is also designed to enable readers to assess a recent major controversy: it has been argued by Carlos Steel and Fernand Bossier that the commentary ascribed to Simplicius is in fact by Priscian, and their article, hitherto only available in Dutch, is here published in revised form and in English for the first time. This book therefore contains all the evidence necessary for readers to judge this intriguing question for themselves.

Neoplatonism. --- Theophrastus. --- Aristotle. --- Simplicius, --- Priscian, --- De anima (Aristotle) --- De sensibus (Theophrastus) --- Academic collection --- Neoplatonism --- Perception (Philosophy) --- Senses and sensation --- Soul --- Aristoteles, --- Theophrastus --- Aristoteles, - 0384-0322 av. J.-C.

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These two volumes represent the first fruits of an international project to produce a new collection - text, translation and commentary - of the fragments and testimonia relating to Theophrastus (c. 370-288/5 B.C.), Aristotle's pupil and successor as head of the Lyceum. The need for a new collection was apparent: the standard collection, by Wimmer, is already 120 years old, whereas we now have far better texts of many of the ancient authors in which fragments and testimonia of Theophrastus occur. Whilst classicists have devoted the past hundred years to bringing into the light the work of the major post-Aristotelian schools, the contribution of Theophrastus has remained obscure. The second printing contains corrections to the first. This first stage of the project presents the texts, critical apparatus and English translation of the fragments and testimonia. It contains a long methodological introduction, an index of Theophrastean texts and concordances with other collections (Scheider, Wimmer and the several recent partial editions). The second stage of the project, which Brill will also publish will consist of 9 commentary volumes, planned at present as follows: 1. Life, Writings, various reports (M. Sollenberger, Mt. St. Mary's College) 2. Logic (P.M. Huby, Liverpool University) 3. Physics (R.W. Sharples, University College London) 4. Metaphysics, Theology, Mathematics, Psychology (P.M. Huby, Liverpool University) 5. Human Physiology, Living Creatures, Botany (R.W. Sharples, University of London) 6. Ethics, Religion (W.W. Fortenbaugh, Rutgers University) 7. Politics (J. Mirhady) 8. Rhetoric, Poetics (W.W. Fortenbaugh, Rutgers University) 9. Music, Miscellaneous Items and Index of proper names, subject index, selective index of Greek, Latin and Arabic terms (several authors/editors). Most of the nine commentary volumes will include significant discussion of Arabic texts, with contributions by Dimitri Gutas (Yale University) and Hans Daiber (Free University of Amsterdam). It is expected that the first commentary volume, volume 5, will appear in the course of 1993.

Authors, Greek --- Philosophers --- Ecrivains grecs --- Philosophes --- Biography --- Sources. --- Biographie --- Sources --- Biographies --- Theophrastus. --- Philosophes grecs --- SourcesBiographies --- Théophraste, --- Greek authors --- Scholars --- Biography&delete& --- Theophrastus --- Théophraste --- Authors [Greek ] --- Greece --- SourcesBiographies. --- Feofrast --- Theophrast --- Théophraste --- Theophrastos --- Teofrasto --- Theophrastus, --- Θεόφραστος

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Among the many subjects on which Theophrastus wrote, music is one of the most fascinating, as is testified by the sources discussed in this volume. Although scanty, the material we have—sixteen texts altogether, most of which are indirect testimonies—gives an idea of the originality and modernity of Theophrastus’ thought on music, and makes us regret that we do not know more. Our philosopher conceives of music as something that originates from a movement in the soul caused by passions and comes into existence through the body. Accordingly, he is interested in performance—i.e. the way in which musical expression is brought to the listener—and its effects on the soul and the body—e.g. musical therapy.

Philosophers --- Authors, Greek --- Scholars --- Greek authors --- Biography --- Sources. --- Music theory --- Music, Greek and Roman --- History and criticism --- Theophrastus. --- Sources --- Theophrastus --- Feofrast --- Theophrast --- Théophraste --- Theophrastos --- Teofrasto --- Theophrastus, --- Θεόφραστος --- Authors, Greek - Biography - Sources --- Philosophers - Greece - Biography - Sources