Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Essays and Miscellanies, by Plutarch This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: Essays and Miscellanies The Complete Works Volume 3 Author: Plutarch Release Date: November 2, 2009 [EBook #3052] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK ESSAYS AND MISCELLANIES *** Produced by John Hamm, Barb Grow, Bill Burn, Chris Hall, Chris Brennen, and David Widger ESSAYS and MISCELLANIES The Complete Works Volume 3 By Plutarch Contents PHILOSOPHICAL ESSAYS THAT A PHILOSOPHER OUGHT CHIEFLY TO CONVERSE WITH GREAT MEN. SENTIMENTS CONCERNING NATURE WITH WHICH PHILOSOPHERS WERE DELIGHTED BOOK I. CHAPTER I. WHAT IS NATURE? CHAPTER II. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A PRINCIPLE AND AN ELEMENT? CHAPTER III. WHAT ARE PRINCIPLES? CHAPTER IV. HOW WAS THIS WORLD COMPOSED IN THAT ORDER AND AFTER THAT MANNER IT IS? CHAPTER V. WHETHER THE UNIVERSE IS ONE SINGLE THING. CHAPTER VI. WHENCE DID MEN OBTAIN THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE EXISTENCE AND ESSENCE OF A DEITY? CHAPTER VII. WHAT IS GOD? CHAPTER VIII. OF THOSE THAT ARE CALLED GENIUSES AND HEROES CHAPTER IX. OF MATTER. CHAPTER X. OF IDEAS. CHAPTER XI. OF CAUSES. CHAPTER XII. OF BODIES. CHAPTER XIII. OF THOSE THINGS THAT ARE LEAST IN NATURE. CHAPTER XIV. OF FIGURES.