Download pdf the lives of eminent philosophers volume 1. L184 diogenes laertius lives of eminent philosophers i. The lives and opinions of eminent philosophers by diogenes. L185 diogenes laertius lives of eminent philosophers ii. His work is, however, indispensable to the student of ancient western thought and writing, as his quotations of many earlier philosophers, poets, and miscellaneous writers, whose works have perished, have left a large body of fragments for the historian to collect and analyze. Lives of the eminent philosophers, by diogenes laertius.
Zeno, the son of mnaseas or demeas, was a native of citium in cyprus, a greek city which had received phoenician settlers. Diogenes laertius article about diogenes laertius by the. Much of what is known about his life in athens and corinth comes from the work the lives and opinions of eminent philosophers by diogenes laertius 3rd century ce. The digital loeb classical library extends the founding mission of james loeb with an interconnected, fully searchable, perpetually growing virtual library of all that is important in greek and latin literature. 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. Complete works of diogenes laertius delphi classics. Lives of eminent philosophers, vol 2, books 610 by. His history, in ten books, is divided unscientifically into two successions or sections.
Books 15 l185 diogenes laertius lives of eminent philosophers ii. National endowment for the humanities division of preservation and access provided support for entering this text. Most of the text in this book is devoted to the anecdotes concerning diogeness life and sayings. Loeb classical library wikisource, the free online library. An english translation of diogenes laertiuss lives of the. Diogenes laertius carefully compiled his information from hundreds of sources and enriches his accounts with numerous quotations. Delphi complete works of diogenes laertius illustrated.
Lives of eminent philosophers by diogenes laertius. A lengthy introduction lists all the manuscripts of the lives and discusses its transmission in late antiquity, the middle ages and the renaissance. This edition presents a radically improved text of diogenes laertius lives of eminent philosophers. The loeb classical library is a series of books, today published by harvard university press, which presents important works of ancient greek and latin literature in a way designed to make the text accessible to the broadest possible audience, by presenting the original greek or latin text on each lefthand leaf, and a fairly literal translation on the facing page. Nothing is known about his life, apart from his authorship of the lives of the eminent philosophers.
This is volume ii of the lives of eminent philosophers and it has, among many others, sections on pythagoras, parmenides, heraclitus, zeno, epicurus and diogenes this last is the philosophercynic, not our author diogenes laertius, who is really little more than a. Pronunciation of diogenes laertius with 1 audio pronunciation and more for diogenes laertius. Pamela mensch is a translator of ancient greek whose works include the landmark arrian. The life of diogenes of sinope in diogenes laertius. Lives of eminent philosophers, volume ii, books 610 loeb classical library no. Little is known about the ancestry or birthplace of the great biographer. Some of the most amusing anecdotes are those relating his continual feud with plato whom he considered a pretentious, prattling, snob. Extant is a work in 10 books on the lives and opinions of the philosophers from thales to.
Diogenes laertius lived probably in the earlier half of the 3rd century ce, his ancestry and birthplace being unknown. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read delphi complete works of diogenes laertius illustrated. Loebolus is based on edwin donnellys downloebables, aiming to make all the public domain loebs more easily downloadable by rehosting the pdf s directly, without the need to. Diogenes laertius on plato diogenes laertius lived 3rd century, c. Diogenes laertius, lives of eminent philosophers, book i. Lives of eminent philosophers, volume i, books 15 loeb classical. Reviewed 1262007 on the importance of gossip this is yet another loeb book where i have shamefully lost the companion volume.
A wikipedia article about this author is available diogenes laertius. Of his life nothing is recorded, but according to the internal evidence in his work he must have lived in the 3rd century c. The lives and opinions of eminent philosophers by diogenes laertius free ebook project gutenberg. Edwin donnellys downloebables, aiming to make all the public domain loebs more easily downloadable by rehosting the pdf s directly, without the need to enter captchas.
Diogenes lartius lives of the philosophers is a flawed work by an unsinspired thinker and poetaster. Publication date 1925 topics philosophers, ancient, philosophy, ancient publisher. Both volumes of diogenes laertius lives of the eminent philosophers provide excellent source material for students of the hellenistic philosophers. The lives and opinions of eminent philosophers, trans. Ionian from anaximander to theophrastus and chrysippus, including the socratic schools. He was, to be honest, not the most astute philosopher himself. Diogenes laertius, lives of eminent philosophers, book ix. Moreover, apollonius of tyre says he was lean, fairly tall, and swarthy hence some one called him an egyptian vinebranch, according to chrysippus in the first book of his proverbs. Diogenes laertius was a greek writer who probably lived in the first half of the third century ad. He had a wry neck, says timotheus of athens in his book on lives. Hicks 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. Nothing is definitively known about his life, but his surviving lives and opinions of eminent philosophers is a principal source for the history of.
Diogenes laertius, author of a biographically arranged history of greek philosophy in ten books that also deals with the persian magi, especially in the first book on the origins of philosophy. Lives of eminent philosophers, volume i diogenes laertius. Pdf, epubs, mobi, emagazines, epaper, ejournal and more. Diogenes laertius, lives of eminent philosophers, volume i. This text was converted to electronic form by data entry and has been proofread to a low level of accuracy. This awesome book ready for download, you can get this book now for free. The list of loebs at this link is upwards of 250, and they are all freely available for download. This rich compendium on the lives and doctrines of philosophers ranges over three centuries, from thales to epicurus to whom the. 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. An english translation of diogenes laertiuss lives of the philosophers this is a successful 2008 neh summer stipend proposal, authored by professor john palmer, department of philosophy, university of florida. He wrote about the lives of the eminent philosophers, via what he had heard about them, what he had read about them from others, or of their works, etc. The text is accompanied by a full critical apparatus on three levels. Browse in diogenes laertius loeb loeb classical library. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project.
Diogenes laertius 01 lives of eminent philosophers 1 5. There is a number of interesting anecdotes on the lives of antisthenes, diogenes of sinope, monimus, onesicritus, crates of thebes, metrocles, hipparchia, menippus and menedemus. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. This rich tradition was recast by diogenes laertius into an anthology, a miscellany of maxims and anecdotes, that generations of western readers have consulted for edification as well as entertainment ever since thelives of the eminent philosophers, first compiled in the third century ad, came to prominence in renaissance italy. While less helpful for socrates, plato and aristotle, diogenes offers a treasure trove of doctrines, letters, and biographical anecdotes on epicurus, the early stoics, diogenes the cynic, and a host of others. Pdf of public domain loeb edition in greek and english. Diogenes laertius lives of eminent philosophers 4 vols. He continually simplifies philosophies, wrongly assesses various philosophers importance and relates unbelievable anecdotes. Delphi complete works of diogenes laertius illustrated ebook written by diogenes laertius. Diogenes laertius, who carefully compiled his information from hundreds of sources, enriches his accounts with important quotations from his subjects.
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