For anyone interested in the relations between philosophy and life, this book. A lengthy introduction lists all the manuscripts of the lives and discusses its transmission in. The manuscript tradition of diogenes laertius lives of the eminent philosophers, outlines the messy and complicated history of textual transmission, which has bequeathed us an unreliable and corrupt text. One of its traditional titles, peri bion dogmaton kai apophthegmaton ton en philosophia eudokimesanton lives, teachings, and sayings of famous philosophers, indicates its great scope. The text is accompanied by a three level apparatus.
Lives of the eminent philosophers by diogenes laertius, by. The work covers a larger number of figures and a longer period of time than any other extant ancient source, from the presocratic thales to epicurus. This book, relating the history of diogenes modern interpretations, is not easy to read and proposes hypotheses not widely accepted. They urge that the persians have had their magi, the babylonians or assyrians their chaldaeans, and the indians their gymnosophists. Lives and the eminent philosophers of diogenes laertius is a crucial source for. A luxury edition, then, at a bargain price, of diogenes laertius ten book lives of 82 philosophers, from thales 7 th c bc to sextus empiricus 3 rd c ad. Lives and opinions of eminent philosophers wikipedia. Diocles relates that he went into exile because his father was entrusted with the money of the state and adulterated the coinage. Most of the text in this book is devoted to the anecdotes concerning diogeness life and sayings. The lives and opinions of eminent philosophers, bohns.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read delphi complete works of diogenes laertius illustrated. Introduction i manuscripts the lives and opinions of eminent philosophers by diogenes laertius third century 1 are transmitted entirely, partially, or in the form of excerpts by a hundred or so manuscripts. Lives and opinions of eminent philosophers is a biography of the greek philosophers by diogenes laertius, written in greek. Jun 14, 2018 lives and the eminent philosophers of diogenes laertius is a crucial source for much of what we know about the origins of philosophy in greece. The book is like no history of philosophy that such readers will be used to. Diogenes laertius, lives of eminent philosophers, book x. Sotion, however, in his fourth book makes the cynic address this remark to plato himself. Nothing is known about his life, apart from his authorship of the lives of the eminent philosophers. Diogenes laertius was a greek writer who probably lived in the first half of the third century ad.
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