Volume 16 of Transaction's acclaimed Rutgers University Studies in
Classical Humanities series, continues the work of Project
Theophrastus on the School of Aristotle. The subject of this volume is
Strato of Lampsacus in Mysia on the Hellespont. Strato was the third
head of the Peripatetic School after Aristotle and Theophrastus. He
succeeded the latter in c. 286 BCE and was in turn succeeded by Lyco
of Troas in c. 268. Diogenes Laertius describes Strato as a
distinguished person who became known as "the physicist," because more
than anyone else he devoted himself to the careful study of nature.
Strato's concern with the physical world is well attested by the
titles of his books: On the Void, On the Heaven, and On the Wind. His
other books point to a keen interest in human physiology, animal life
and diseases. But it would be a mistake to think that Strato was
uninterested in other areas of philosophic concern. Indeed, he wrote
works on logic, first principles, theology, politics and ethics. None
of this work survives intact, but the reports that have come down to
us reveal much of present-day interest. Included is a new and complete
edition of the ancient sources, together with a critical apparatus to
the ancient texts, an English translation, and notes to the
translation.
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Text, Translation and Discussion
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ISBN
9781351487924
Publisert
2024
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Taylor & Francis
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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