''On Things Heard'' (Greek Περὶ ἀκουστῶν; Latin ''De audibilibus'') is a work which was formerly attributed to
Aristotle
Aristotle (; grc-gre, Ἀριστοτέλης ''Aristotélēs'', ; 384–322 BC) was a Greek philosopher and polymath during the Classical period in Ancient Greece. Taught by Plato, he was the founder of the Peripatetic school of phil ...
, but is now generally believed to be the work of
Strato of Lampsacus
Strato of Lampsacus (; grc-gre, Στράτων ὁ Λαμψακηνός, Strátōn ho Lampsakēnós, – ) was a Peripatetic philosopher, and the third director (scholarch) of the Lyceum after the death of Theophrastus. He devoted himself especia ...
. Our
extant
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version of ''On Things Heard'' is made up of long extracts included in
Porphyry's ''Commentary on Ptolemy's Harmonics'', and is thus partial. The extracts are concerned with the nature of sound production.
See also
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Corpus Aristotelicum
References
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External links
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Works by Aristotle
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