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Ancient contents - Book I · Contents.I.41-49
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41. Περὶ φύσεως καὶ τῶν συμβαινόντων ἐξ αὐτῆς αἰτίων.
42. Περὶ τῆς τῶν ζῴων γενέσεως καὶ τὰ ἑξῆς.
43. Πόσα γένη ζῴων καὶ εἰ πάντα λογικὰ καὶ αἰσθητά.
44. Περὶ ὕπνου καὶ θανάτου.
45. Περὶ φυτῶν.
46. Περὶ τροφῆς καὶ ὀρέξεως τῶν ζῴων.
47. Περὶ φύσεως ἀνθρώπων.
48. Περὶ νοῦ.
49. Περὶ ψυχῆς.
Stobaeus, Volume I: Ancient contents - Book I
p. 172341-49 · Nature, living beings, and the soul
41. On nature and the causes arising from it.
42. On the generation of living creatures and what follows.
43. How many kinds of living creatures there are, and whether all are rational and perceptible.
44. On sleep and death.
45. On plants.
46. On the nourishment and appetite of living creatures.
47. On human nature.
48. On intellect.
49. On the soul.2091
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