Plutarch's science of natural problems : a study with commentary on Quaestiones Naturales /

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Author / Creator:	Meeusen, Michiel, author.
Imprint:	Leuven : Leuven University Press, 2016.
Description:	1 electronic resource (555 pages.
Language:	English
Series:	Plutarchea Hypomnemata Plutarchea hypomnemata.
Subject:	Plutarch -- Commentaries -- History and criticism. Plutarch. Philosophy, Ancient -- Commentaries -- History and criticism. Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11306999

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ISBN:	9462700842 9789462700840 9789461662293 9461662297
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 495-528) and index. Description based on print version record; resource not viewed.
Summary:	In his 'Quaestiones naturales', Plutarch unmistakeably demonstrates a huge interest in the world of natural phenomena. The work of this famous intellectual and philosopher from Chaeronea consists of forty-one natural problems that address a wide variety of questions, sometimes rather peculiar ones, and answers pertaining to ancient Greek physics, including problems related to the fields of zoology, botany, meteorology and their respective subdisciplines. 0By providing a thorough study of and commentary on this generally neglected text, written by one of the most influential and prolific writers from Antiquity, this book contributes to our better understanding of Plutarch?s natural scientific programme and, the condition and role of ancient natural science in the Roman Imperial Era in general.
Other form:	Print version: Plutarch's science of natural problems Leuven : Leuven University Press, 2016. 9789462700840

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