Theophrastus of Eresus. / Commentary, volume 9.2, : Sources on discoveries and beginnings, Proverbs et al. (texts 727-741) / / by William W. Fortenbaugh ; with contributions on the Arabic material by Dimitri Gutas.

• Superior document: Philosophia Antiqua, Volume 136
• VerfasserIn: Fortenbaugh, William W.,
• TeilnehmendeR: Gutas, Dimitri,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands : : Koninklijke Brill,, 2014.; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Language: English
• Series: Philosophia antiqua ; Volume 136.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (312 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Front Matter /; Introduction /; The Sources /; Titles of Books /; The Texts /; Summary /; Bibliography /; Indices to the Titles and Texts /; Corrigenda and Addenda in the Text Translation Volumes /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• ISBN: 9004268766
• ISSN: 0079-1687
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: by William W. Fortenbaugh ; with contributions on the Arabic material by Dimitri Gutas.

This volume concerns Theophrastus, Aristotle's pupil and successor as head of the Peripatetic School. The focus is twofold. First, it deals with discoveries and inventions, both useful and pleasurable, and more generally changes that transformed the way people live. Theophrastus wrote a work entitled On Discoveries , which may be regarded as cultural history. Second, the volume focuses on proverbs: familiar sayings containing useful truths that have been observed by earlier generations and passed on in a form that is concise and attractive. Theophrastus wrote a work entitled On Proverbs and made use of proverbs in his writings on ethics, rhetoric and humor. He recognized their importance in educating the young and maintaining the traditions of an earlier age.