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This article is devoted to Plutarch’s natural-philosophical interests and aspirations, as expressed more precisely in his collection of  Quaestiones Naturales , which has been generally underestimated by scholars. In order to speculate about the actual position of this collection in the Corpus Plutarcheum, I present a case study of one particular problem, viz.  Q.N.  19 (916BF). In the first part of the article, the scope is primarily confined to the traditional sources on which Plutarch relies, but I also take into account Plutarch’s conception of scientific innovation, as it is formulated in  Quaestiones convivales . In the second part, I deal with the problematic degree of moral dynamics and literary stylistics, which are, in the main, absent from  Quaestiones Naturales . I analyse a cluster of parallel passages ( De soll. an.  978EF;  De am. mult.  96F–97A;  De ad. et am.  51D–53D;  Alc.  23, 4–5) by way of contrast to  Q.N.  19. This yields insight into Plutarch’s argumentative tactics and his process of writing and rewriting, with a particular focus on his use of ὑπομνήματα. On chronological grounds, I argue that at a certain point Plutarch bears the hypomnematic material of  Q.N.  19 in his topical mind, but also that there are certain indications that  Q.N.  19 itself is based on other ὑπομνήματα, which in turn provides new material for speculating about the true nature of  Quaestiones Naturales  as a “collection of notes” and about what the actual range of this label might be.

Matching in Mind the Sea Beast’s Complexion. On the Pragmatics of Plutarch′s Hypomnemata and Scientific Innovation: The Case of Q. N. 19 (916 BF)