"The Characters of Theophrastus" is a collection of character sketches that provide insight into human behavior and personality types. Written by the ancient Greek philosopher Theophrastus, a student of Aristotle, this work presents a series of brief descriptions of various archetypal characters, each embodying specific traits and vices. Theophrastus uses wit and keen observation to explore the complexities of human nature, making his characters relatable and timeless. This text serves as ...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Thirty comic sketches of people you already know: the flatterer, the cheapskate, the man who will not stop talking. Aristotle's successor invented the character study, and it is still funny. Fresh from the Greek.

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Almadir, the philosopher, says: «We extract our Mercury from one perfect body and two perfect natural conditions incorporated together, which indeed puts forth externally its perfection, whereby it is able to resist the fire, so that its internal imperfection may be protected by the external perfections». By this passage of the sagacious philosopher is understood the Adamic matter, the limbus of the microcosm, and the homogeneous, unique matter of the philosophers. The sayings of these men...

Read by Billy Crudup"These Characters are people we know―they're our quirky neighbors, our creepy bosses, our blind dates from hell. Sharp-tongued Theophrastus, made sharper than ever in this fresh new edition, reminds us that Athenian weirdness is as ageless as Athenian wisdom." —Mary Beard, Professor of Classics at Cambridge University, presenter of BBC's CivilisationsWhen Aristotle wrote that that "comedy is about people worse than ourselves," he may have been recalling ...

Theophrastus was a prolific Greek scholar whose interests ranged from biology to metaphysics. He succeeded Aristotle in the Peripatetic school and was the predecessor to Strato. Theophrastus surviving works in botany are Enquiry into Plants and On the Causes of Plants , which were both used by practitioners throughout the middle ages. On Weather Signs was contained in Enquiry into Plants. This edition includes a table of contents for easier navigation.

The student and successor of Aristotle, Theophrastus of Eresus is the author of one of the most important botanical works to have survived antiquity. A polymath and enthusiast of many interests, his studies explored all aspects of human knowledge and experience, especially natural science. On a social level, Theophrastus’ famous ‘Characters’ is a collection of descriptive sketches, serving as the earliest example of character-writing and providing an engaging insight into daily lif...

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Q. What is the chief study of a Philosopher? A. It is the investigation of the operations of Nature. Q. What is the end of Nature? A. God, Who is also its beginning. Q. Whence are all things derived? A. From one and indivisible Nature. Q. Into how many regions is Nature separated? A. Into four palmary regions. Q. Which are they? A. The dry, the moist, the warm, and the cold, which are the four elementary qualities, whence all things originate. Q. How is Nature differentiated? A. Into male ...

The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient Books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical fiction, philosophy, science, Religion, folklore, mythology, history, literature, politics and sacred texts, in addition to Secret and esoteric subjects, such as: occult, freemasonry, alchemy, hermetic, shamanism and ancient knowledge. Our Books are available in digital format. We have approximat...

Read by Billy Crudup"These Characters are people we know―they're our quirky neighbors, our creepy bosses, our blind dates from hell. Sharp-tongued Theophrastus, made sharper than ever in this fresh new edition, reminds us that Athenian weirdness is as ageless as Athenian wisdom." —Mary Beard, Professor of Classics at Cambridge University, presenter of BBC's CivilisationsWhen Aristotle wrote that that "comedy is about people worse than ourselves," he may hav...

The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient Books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical fiction, philosophy, science, Religion, folklore, mythology, history, literature, politics and sacred texts, in addition to Secret and esoteric subjects, such as: occult, freemasonry, alchemy, hermetic, shamanism and ancient knowledge. Our Books are available in digital format. We have approximat...