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A partial inquiry into the nature of the world, and a more minute exposition of the things which preceded the genesis of man	PG 44 127-132	Μερικὴ περὶ τοῦ κόσμου φυσιολογία καί τις ἁβροτέρα διήγησις περὶ τῶν προγεγονότων τῆς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου γενέσεως
Why man appeared last, after the creation	132-3	Διὰ τί μετὰ τὴν κτίσιν τελευταῖος ὁ ἄνθρωπος
That the nature of man is more precious than all the visible creation	133-6	Ὅτι τιμιωτέρα πάσης τῆς φαινομένης κτίσεως ἡ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου φύσις
That the construction of man throughout signifies his ruling power	136	Ὅτι διὰ πάντων ἐπισημαίνει τὴν ἀρχικὴν ἐξουσίαν ἡ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου κατασκευή
That man is a likeness of the divine sovereignty	137	Ὅτι ὁμοίωμα τῆς θείας βασιλείας ὁ ἄνθρωπος
An examination of the kindred of mind to nature: wherein, by way of digression, is refuted the doctrine of the anomoeans	137-40	Ἐξέτασις τῆς τοῦ νοῦ πρὸς τὴν φύσιν συγγενείας͵ ἐν ᾧ καὶ ἐκ παρόδου τὸ τῶν Ἀνομοίων διελέγχεται δόγμα
Why man is destitute of natural weapons and covering	140-4	Διὰ τί γυμνὸς τῶν ἐκ φύσεως ὅπλων τε καὶ προκαλυμμάτων ὁ ἄνθρωπος
Why man's form is upright; and that hands were given him because of reason; wherein also is a speculation on the difference of souls	144-9	Διὰ τί ὄρθιον τοῦ ἀνθρώπου τὸ σχῆμα͵ καὶ ὅτι διὰ τὸν λόγον αἱ χεῖρες· ἐν ᾧ τις καὶ περὶ διαφορᾶς ψυχῶν φιλοσοφία
That the form of man was framed to serve as an instrument for the use of reason	149-152	Ὅτι ὀργανικὸν κατεσκευάσθη τοῦ ἀνθρώπου τὸ σχῆμα πρὸς τὴν τοῦ λόγου χρείαν

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