The Characters Of Theophrastus
Theophrastus
Read by David Wales
Theophrastus ( c. 371 – c. 287 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher, successor to Aristotle in the Peripatetic School. He wrote on many topics: biology, geology, physics, metaphysics, psychology, ethics, logic – and more. His book Characters… contains thirty brief, vigorous, and trenchant outlines of moral types, which form a most valuable picture of the life of his time, and in fact of human nature in general. They are the first recorded attempt at systematic character writing. “Apart from slight variations of local coloring and institutions, the descriptions of the old Greek philosopher might apply almost as well to the present inhabitants of London or Boston as to the Athenians of 300 B.C.” This edition contains an extensive and informative introduction to the man and his thought. - Summary by Book Introduction, Wikipedia, and David Wales (1 hr 30 min)
Chapters
| Preface; Introduction; Epistle Dedicatory | 34:18 | Read by David Wales |
| Part 1: The Dissembler; The Flatterer; The Coward; The Over-Zealous Man; The T… | 18:48 | Read by David Wales |
| Part 2: The Superstitious Man; The Thankless Man; The Suspicious Man; The Disa… | 18:36 | Read by David Wales |
| Part 3: The Gross Man; The Boor; The Penurious Man; The Pompous Man; The Bragg… | 19:13 | Read by David Wales |
Reviews
good book well read
Thiago Coelho
good book well read