| Lives of Eminent Philosophers, Volume II: Books 6-10 Contributor(s): Diogenes Laertius (Author), Hicks, R. D. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0674992040 ISBN-13: 9780674992047 Publisher: Harvard University Press OUR PRICE: $29.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Language: Greek, Ancient (to 1453) Published: January 1925 Annotation: This rich compendium on the lives and doctrines of philosophers ranges over three centuries, from Thales to Epicurus (to whom the whole tenth book is devoted); 45 important figures are portrayed. Diogenes Laertius carefully compiled his information from hundreds of sources and enriches his accounts with numerous quotations. Diogenes Laertius lived probably in the earlier half of the 3rd century A.D., his ancestry and birthplace being unknown. His history, in ten books, is divided unscientifically into two 'Successions' or sections: 'Ionian' from Anaximander to Theophrastus and Chrysippus, including the Socratic schools; 'Italian' from Pythagoras to Epicurus, including the Eleatics and sceptics. It is a very valuable collection of quotations and facts. The Loeb Classical Library edition of Diogenes Laertius is in two volumes. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval |
| Dewey: 183.4 |
| Series: Loeb Classical Library |
| Physical Information: 1.26" H x 4.64" W x 6.67" (0.94 lbs) 720 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This rich compendium on the lives and doctrines of philosophers ranges over three centuries, from Thales to Epicurus (to whom the whole tenth book is devoted); 45 important figures are portrayed. Diogenes Laertius carefully compiled his information from hundreds of sources and enriches his accounts with numerous quotations. Diogenes Laertius lived probably in the earlier half of the 3rd century CE, his ancestry and birthplace being unknown. His history, in ten books, is divided unscientifically into two 'Successions' or sections: 'Ionian' from Anaximander to Theophrastus and Chrysippus, including the Socratic schools; 'Italian' from Pythagoras to Epicurus, including the Eleatics and sceptics. It is a very valuable collection of quotations and facts. The Loeb Classical Library edition of Diogenes Laertius is in two volumes. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hicks, R. D.: - Robert Drew Hicks (1850-1929) was a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. |
