Theophrastus of Eresus: On Sweat, on Dizziness and on Fatigue

Erscheinungsjahr 2002
ISBN: 978-90-04-12890-3
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 93, 332 Seiten, Format (B × H): 168 mm x 247 mm, Gewicht: 748 g

Reihe: Philosophia Antiqua / Theophrastus of Eresus

This volume contains modern editions of three physiological treatises by Theophrastus of Eresus, who was Artistotle's pupil and successor as head of the Peripatetic School. The treatises are concerned with human phenomena of sweat, dizziness and fatigue, and exhibit close ties to the contemporary medical literature.

The Greek text of each treatise is based on a new reading of the principal manuscripts. The text is accompanied by an apparatus of parallel text and variant readings. The excerpts of Photius, patriarch of Constantinople, are printed below the Theophrastean text in order to facilitate comparison. An English translation appears opposite the Greek text. There are brief notes tot the translation, and a fuller commentary follows. Indices of important words and topics abd a selective bibliography complete each edition.

Zielgruppe

All those interested in ancient philosophy, medicine and the history of science as well as philologists who are concerned with the editing of Greek texts.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fortenbaugh, William

Sharples, Robert

Sollenberger, Michael

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wissenschafts- und Universitätsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Antike Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Griechische & Byzantinische Literatur
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Geschichte der Medizin

Über Autor(innen)

William W. Fortenbaugh, Ph.D. (1964) in Classics, University of Pennsylvania, is Professor Emeritus of Classics at Rutges University. He has published on various Peripatetic topics including Artistotle on Emotion (1975), founded Project Theophrastus and written Quellen zur Ethik Theophrasts (1984).
Robert W. Sharples, Ph.D. (1978) in Classics, University of Cambridge, is Professor of Classics at University College London. He has published commentaries on works by Plato, Cicero, Alexander of Aphrodisias and Boethius. He has also published commentaries on Theophrastean biology (1995) and physics (1998).
Michael G. Sollenberger, Ph.D. (1984) in Classics, Rutgers University, is Professor of Foreign Languages at Mount St. Mary's College, Maryland. He has published on the Peripatetic Lives of Diogenes Laertius and was the primary contributor to the vita section of the Theophrastean Source book (1992).