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  • Chapter 4 - The Transition from the Study of Animals to the Study of Plants (History of Plants I)

  • Andrea Falcon, Concordia University, Montréal
  • Book:
    The Architecture of the Science of Living Beings
    Published online:
    30 May 2024
    Print publication:
    06 June 2024, pp 121-151
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    This chapter introduces the reader to how Theophrastus approaches the topic of plants by offering a selective discussion of the first book of History of Plants. This book is a prolegomenon to the study of plants. It is also a liminal space where Theophrastus negotiates the transition from the study of animals to the study of plants. From the very way Theophrastus refers to animals, we can infer that Theophrastus builds his whole edifice on the results achieved in the study of animals. This overall approach not only confirms that the Peripatetic study of perishable living beings is approached via separate studies of animals and plants but also suggests that the relevant order of study is first animals, then plants.