Theophrastus of Eresus. / Commentary, volume 6.1, : Sources on ethics / by William W. Fortenbaugh, with contributions on the Arabic material by Dimitri Gutas.

• Author: Theophrastus Project.
• TeilnehmendeR: Fortenbaugh, William W.; Gutas, Dimitri.; Huby, Pamela M.; Sharples, R. W.; Theophrastus.; Theophrastus Project.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden [Netherlands] ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2011.
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Series: Philosophia Antiqua 123.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (892 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Interest in Theophrastus, Aristotle's pupil and successor as head of the Peripatetic School, has increased considerably since the 1992 publication of Theophastus of Eresus: Sources for his Life, Works, Thought and Life . Now comes an extensive commentary on the ethical sources. It considers Theophrastus in relation to Aristotle, to other members of the Peripatos and to the Stoic philosophers who became Theophrastus' rivals. Special attention is given to Theophrastus' insistence that virtue by itself cannot guarantee happiness. Also to the difference between manners and moral virtue, the relation between innate character and fate, the value of marriage and how animal behavior relates to that of human beings.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / W. Fortenbaugh and D. Gutas -- 1. Introduction / W. Fortenbaugh and D. Gutas -- 2. The Sources / W. Fortenbaugh and D. Gutas -- 3. Titles Of Books / W. Fortenbaugh and D. Gutas -- 4. The Texts / W. Fortenbaugh and D. Gutas -- 5. Summary / W. Fortenbaugh and D. Gutas -- 6. Bibliography Of Modern Literature / W. Fortenbaugh and D. Gutas -- 7. Indices To The Titles And Texts / W. Fortenbaugh and D. Gutas -- 8. Indices To The Commentary / W. Fortenbaugh and D. Gutas -- 9. Corrigenda And Addenda In The Text-Translation Volumes / W. Fortenbaugh and D. Gutas.