Background
Gutas, Dimitri was born on April 1, 1945 in Cairo. Son of Michael and Vasiliki Gutas. came to the United States, 1966.
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Interest in Theophrastus, Aristotle's pupil and successor as head of the Peripatetic School, has increased considerably since the 1992 publication of Theophastus of Eresus: Sources for his Life, Works, Thought and Life. Now comes an extensive commentary on the ethical sources. It considers Theophrastus in relation to Aristotle, to other members of the Peripatos and to the Stoic philosophers who became Theophrastus' rivals. Special attention is given to Theophrastus' insistence that virtue by itself cannot guarantee happiness. Also to the difference between manners and moral virtue, the relation between innate character and fate, the value of marriage and how animal behavior relates to that of human beings.
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This volume concerns Theophrastus, Aristotle's pupil and successor as head of the Peripatetic School. The focus is twofold. First, it deals with discoveries and inventions, both useful and pleasurable, and more generally changes that transformed the way people live. Theophrastus wrote a work entitled On Discoveries, which may be regarded as cultural history. Second, the volume focuses on proverbs: familiar sayings containing useful truths that have been observed by earlier generations and passed on in a form that is concise and attractive. Theophrastus wrote a work entitled On Proverbs and made use of proverbs in his writings on ethics, rhetoric and humor. He recognized their importance in educating the young and maintaining the traditions of an earlier age.
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Gutas, Dimitri was born on April 1, 1945 in Cairo. Son of Michael and Vasiliki Gutas. came to the United States, 1966.
Bachelor, Master of Arts, Yale University, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1974.
Professor, U. Crete, Rethymno, Greece, 1985-1989; assistant professor, Yale University, New Haven, 1976-1985; professor Arabic language and literature, Yale University, New Haven, since 1989. Associate Arabic seminar Columbia University.
(Interest in Theophrastus, Aristotle's pupil and successor...)
(This volume concerns Theophrastus, Aristotle's pupil and ...)
Member American Oriental Society (secretary 1982-1985), International Society History of Arabic Philosophy, International Society for Study of Medeival Philosophy, European Union Arabians and Islamic.
Married Ioanna Davaki, June 12, 1969. Children: Michael Harris, Paul Harris.