Diogenes Laertius: Lives of Eminent Philosophers, Volume I, Books 1-5 (Loeb Classical Library No. 184)
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| Rating | : | 4.34 (889 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0674992032 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 592 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-01 |
| Language | : | Ancient Greek |
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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.. This rich compendium on the lives and doctrines of philosophers ranges over three centuries, from Thales to Epicurus (to whom the whole ten
"There are some who say" This opening line from Diogenes Laertius (as translatedby Robert Drew Hicks) neatly sums up the approach ofDiogenes in compiling this amazing amount of materialabout the ancient philosophers. Some of the materialis valuable, some is stuffbut even the "stuff" ispretty interesting coming from such an "ancient"compilier (one dating for Diogenes is (ca. A.D. 225-250). According to Herbert S. Long in his "Introduction"to Vol. 1 (there are 2 volumes in the complete set ofthe Loeb Classical Library . "The first history of philosophy by schools of thought" according to Tawfik Ahdab tawfika@worldnet.att.net. Diogenes Lartius' Lives of the Philosophers is a flawed work by an unsinspired thinker and poetaster. 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. The organization of Diogenes' work into successions of philosophers and schools of thought provided the foundation fo. alaskadoggie said INDISPENSABLE FOR LIFE, HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY. We know but very little, if not almost nothing about Diogenes Laertius. However, this book, written, compilated by him is of tremendous, by far even underestimated IMPORTANCE FOR OUR KNOWLEDGE OF GREEK PHILOSOPHY. The shortage of biographical data is rather remarquable while he wrote no less than 8"INDISPENSABLE FOR LIFE, HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY" according to alaskadoggie. We know but very little, if not almost nothing about Diogenes Laertius. However, this book, written, compilated by him is of tremendous, by far even underestimated IMPORTANCE FOR OUR KNOWLEDGE OF GREEK PHILOSOPHY. The shortage of biographical data is rather remarquable while he wrote no less than 82 biographies of the antique thinkers and their theories. In his work one can easily distinct an inexhaustive passion for "COMPLETENESS", which turns out quite HUMORISTIC This tune makes it a real . biographies of the antique thinkers and their theories. In his work one can easily distinct an inexhaustive passion for "COMPLETENESS", which turns out quite HUMORISTIC This tune makes it a real