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Theophrastus (/ ˌ θ iː. ə ˈ f r æ s t ə s /; Ancient Greek: Θεόφραστος, romanized: Theóphrastos, lit. 'godly phrased'; c. 371 – c. 287 BC) was a Greek philosopher and the successor to Aristotle in the Peripatetic school. He was a native of Eresos in Lesbos.
May 31, 2016 · Theophrastus (c. 371–287 BCE) was a Peripatetic philosopher who was Aristotle’s close colleague and successor at the Lyceum. He wrote many treatises in all areas of philosophy, in order to support, improve, expand, and develop the Aristotelian system.
Theophrastus (born c. 372 bc, Eresus, Lesbos—died c. 287) was a Greek Peripatetic philosopher and pupil of Aristotle. He studied at Athens under Aristotle, and when Aristotle was forced to retire in 323, he became the head of the Lyceum, the academy in Athens founded by Aristotle.
Theophrastus (c. 372 - 278 B.C.E.) was an ancient Greek philospher and a favorite student of Aristotle, who appointed him his successor as leader of the Lyceum. He espoused the basic principles of Aristotle’s philosophy, and continued to build on them.
Theophrastus 's Enquiry into Plants or Historia Plantarum ( Greek: Περὶ φυτῶν ἱστορία, Peri phyton historia) was, along with his mentor Aristotle 's History of Animals, Pliny the Elder 's Natural History and Dioscorides 's De materia medica, one of the most important books of natural history written in ancient times, and like ...
Quick Reference. ( c. 372 bc–287 bc) Greek botanist and philosopher. Theophrastus, who was born at Eresus on Lesbos (now in Greece), attended the Academy at Athens as a pupil of Plato. After Plato's death he joined Aristotle and became his chief assistant when Aristotle founded the Lyceum at Athens.
May 21, 2018 · Theophrastus was associated with Aristotle for more than two decades and succeeded him as head of what came to be known as the Peripatetic school. According to one report (Diogenes Laërtius V, 36), he studied under Plato before joining Aristotle.
Theophrastus （ *Qeo/frastos), the Greek philosopher, was a native of Eresus in Lesbos. (Strabo xiii. p.618; D. L. 5.36, &c.) Before he left his native city the bent of his mind was directed towards philosophy by Leucippus or Alcippus, a man of whom we know nothing further.
Theophrastus ( / ˌθiː.əˈfræstəs /; Ancient Greek: Θεόφραστος, romanized: Theóphrastos, lit. 'godly phrased'; c. 371 – c. 287 BC) was a Greek philosopher and the successor to Aristotle in the Peripatetic school. He was a native of Eresos in Lesbos.
Ancient logic - Theophrastus of Eresus: Aristotle’s successor as head of his school at Athens was Theophrastus of Eresus (c. 371–c. 286 bce). All Theophrastus’s logical writings are now lost, and much of what was said about his logical views by late ancient authors was attributed to both Theophrastus and his colleague Eudemus, so it is ...
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