Theophrastus of Eresus : : sources for his life, writings, thought and influence. Commentary volume 5, Sources on biology (Human physiology, living creatures, botany : texts 328-435) / / R.W. Sharples.

• Superior document: Philosophia antiqua, v. 65
• Author: Sharples, R. W.
• TeilnehmendeR: Theophrastus.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden : : Brill,, 1994.
• Year of Publication: 1994
• Language: English
• Series: Philosophia Antiqua 64.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (300 pages)
• Other title: Preliminary material /; HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY /; LIVING CREATURES /; BOTANY /; BIBLIOGRAPHY /; INDICES TO THE TEXTS /; INDICES TO THE COMMENTARY /; PHILOSOPHIA ANTIQUA: A SERIES OF STUDIES ON ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9004320865
• ISSN: 0079-1687
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: R.W. Sharples.

This is the first to appear of the projected volumes of commentary to accompany the texts and translations on Theophrastus of Eresus: Sources for his Life, Writings, Thought and Influence , edited by W.W. Fortenbaugh and others (\'FHSG\' (Philosophia Antiqua 54); Leiden, Brill, 1992). It covers the ancient secondary evidence for Theophrastus' views on physiology, zoology and botany; the transmission, reliability and doctrinal content of the reports in the text-and-translation volume are all discussed in detail, and general overviews are provided. The commentary is an indispensable accompaniment to the text-and-translation volume, and the two together will be an important resource for students of the history of the biological sciences in antiquity.