The Lives And Opinions Of Eminent Philosophers by Diogenes Laertius
A concise compendium of the lives, anecdotes, and doctrines of Greek philosophers from the early sages to the Hellenistic schools, blending biographical sketches, witty stories, catalogues of writings, successions of teachers, and summaries of teachings. Though often uncritical and contradictory, it preserves invaluable doxography and vivid personal details on figures from Thales and Heraclitus to Socrates, Plato, the Cynics, Stoics, and Epicureans, offering a lively window onto the personalities and ideas that shaped ancient philosophy.
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- Greek
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- Long
- Pages
- 650-800
- Original Language
- Ancient greek
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- Lives and Doctrines of the Eminent Philosophers
- Lives and Opinions of Distinguished Philosophers
- Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers
- Lives of Eminent Philosophers
- Lives of the Eminent Philosophers
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