Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. He was, to be honest, not the most astute philosopher himself. Nothing is known about his life, but his surviving lives and opinions of eminent philosophers is a principal source for the history of greek philosophy life. For many of us, access to diogenes laertius lives of the eminent philosophers has been predominantly through the 1925 translation by r. His introduction deals with the history of philosophy among the greeks and barbarians in which he seeks to claim that philosophy as with all other things of virtue originated with the greeks.
Nothing is definitively known about his life, but his surviving lives and opinions of eminent philosophers is a principal source for the history of. A lengthy introduction lists all the manuscripts of the lives and discusses its transmission in. A users guide, by nicolas remy, alexandre boucher, jianbing wu, from basic to challenging one will certainly be an extremely useful operates that you could require to transform your life. When diogenes begged a coat of him, he bade him fold his cloak around him double.
L185 diogenes laertius lives of eminent philosophers ii. Cambridge 20, is lively and engaging, and almost always superior to that of r. The modern form diogenes laertius is much rarer, used by stephanus of byzantium, and in a lemma to the greek anthology. Diogenes laertius books list of books by author diogenes. One of its traditional titles, peri bion dogmaton kai apophthegmaton ton en philosophia eudokimesanton lives, teachings, and sayings of famous. Nothing is known about his life, apart from his authorship of the lives of the eminent philosophers. Lives of eminent philosophers, vol 2, books 610 by diogenes. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Reviewed 1262007 on the importance of gossip this is yet another loeb book where i have shamefully lost the companion volume. Diogenes laertius, lives of eminent philosophers, book i. Diogenes laertius, lives of eminent philosophers, book x. Browse in diogenes laertius loeb loeb classical library. The life and thought of zeno of citium in diogenes laertius. 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.
Lives and opinions of eminent philosophers wikipedia. His history, in ten books, is divided unscientifically into two successions or sections. Most of the text in this book is devoted to the anecdotes concerning diogenes s life and sayings. He is one of the primary interlocutors in xenophons works memorabilia and symposium. It ranges over three centuries, from thales to epicurus, portraying 45 important figures, and is enriched by numerous quotations. Lives of the eminent philosophers wikisource, the free online library. Diogenes laertius on plato diogenes laertius lived 3rd century, c. Antisthenes, like crito, was among the older students of socrates, and charles kahn. Diogenes of sinope these stories and anecdotes about diogenes of sinope fourth century bc are taken from the compendium of diogenes laertius on the lives of the philosophers. This text was converted to electronic form by data entry and has been proofread to a low level of accuracy.
Download book the lives of eminent philosophers volume 1 vol 1 loeb classical library in pdf format. I read the two volumes of the loeb edition of diogenes laertius upon entering loyola. This edition presents a radically improved text of diogenes laertius lives of eminent philosophers. The lives and opinions of eminent philosophers by diogenes laertius. Diogenes laertius lives of eminent philosophers ii. Lives of eminent philosophers an edited translation. The loeb classical library edition of diogenes laertius is in two volumes. The life of diogenes of sinope in diogenes laertius ancient. L184diogeneslaertiuslivesofeminentphilosophersii610.
Diogenes laertius the druids and magi the atlantic. A lengthy introduction lists all the manuscripts of the lives and discusses its transmission in late antiquity, the middle ages and the renaissance. Diogenes laertius article about diogenes laertius by the. Diogenes lartius lives of the philosophers is a flawed work by an unsinspired thinker and poetaster.
Hicks in the loeb classical library series cambridge, ma, and london, england, 1925. It is a very valuable collection of quotations and facts. Hicks in the loeb classical library series cambridge, ma, and london, england. Some of the most amusing anecdotes are those relating his continual feud with plato whom he considered a pretentious, prattling, snob. Lives of the eminent philosophersbook vi wikisource, the. Jun 16, 2018 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Lives and opinions of eminent philosophers is a biography of the greek philosophers by diogenes laertius, written in greek. Lives of the eminent philosophers by diogenes laertius diogenes laertius, translated by pamela mensch, and edited by james miller. A users guide, by nicolas remy, alexandre boucher, jianbing wu. Diogenes laertius 01 lives of eminent philosophers 1 5. 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 enter captchas. Pdf of public domain loeb edition in greek and english. An english translation of diogenes laertius s lives of the philosophers this is a successful 2008 neh summer stipend proposal, authored by professor john palmer, department of philosophy, university of florida.
Lives of eminent philosophers, vol 1, books 15 book. The lives and opinions of eminent philosophers by diogenes. Aug, 2014 lives of the eminent philosophersbook vi. His introduction deals with the history of philosophy among the greeks and barbarians in which he seeks to claim that philosophy as with all other things of. The next translation was by robert drew hicks 1925 for the loeb classical library, although it is slightly bowdlerized. Mar 12, 2014 diogenes laertius was a greek author of late classical antiquity who wrote an account of the history of greek philosophy. Diogenes laertius carefully compiled his information from hundreds of sources and enriches his accounts with numerous quotations. Lives of eminent philosophers, vol 1, books 15 by diogenes.
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. Of his life nothing is recorded, but according to the internal evidence in his work he must have lived in the 3rd century c. L 184 diogenes laertius lives of eminent philosophers ii. Even for specialists, the greek text is difficult, with problems in the manuscripts and. All the big names are herethales, pythagoras, anaxagoras, heraclitus, socrates, plato, aristotle, epicurus and so onall exemplifying the three branches of ancient philosophy as. And long before that, there existed one or more medieval latin versions, from which quotations survive in such works as walter burleys, referred to above. Lives of eminent philosophers by diogenes laertius.
Vol 2 loeb classical library by diogenes laertius isbn. An english translation of diogenes laertiuss lives of the. Besides the relatively late latin version by thomas aldobrandini 1594, there was an earlier one made by ambrogio traversari, published about 1472, but made before february, 1432for there is a dated ms. National endowment for the humanities division of preservation and access provided support for entering this text. You can read online the lives of eminent philosophers volume 1 vol 1 loeb classical library here in pdf, epub, mobi or docx formats. The life of diogenes of sinope in diogenes laertius. Download pdf the lives of eminent philosophers volume 1 vol. Quellenforschung, just as psychoanalysis, is an heirloom of 19th century positivism. Lives of eminent philosophers volume i by robert drew hicks and diogenes laertius 1925, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay.
Lives and opinions of eminent philosophers by diogenes. L184 diogenes laertius lives of eminent philosophers i. Extant is a work in 10 books on the lives and opinions of the philosophers from thales to epicurus, with whole books. Diogenes laertius lived probably in the earlier half of the 3rd century ce, his ancestry and birthplace being unknown.
Seven sages of greece with illustrations and further links. Diogenes laertius, lives of eminent philosophers, volume i. Lives of the eminent philosophers diogenes laertius. Diogenes laertius, greek author noted for his history of greek philosophy, the most important existing secondary source of knowledge in the field. He continually simplifies philosophies, wrongly assesses various philosophers importance and relates unbelievable anecdotes. 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 eminent philosophers, volume ii, books 610 loeb classical library no. 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. See all books authored by diogenes laertius, including the lives and opinions of eminent philosophers, and lives of eminent philosophers, vol 1, books 15, and more on. Plutarchs the dinner of the seven wise men, in the loeb classical library. Diogenes laertius was a greek author of late classical antiquity who wrote an account of the history of greek philosophy. Diogenes laertius, who carefully compiled his information from hundreds of sources, enriches his accounts with important quotations from his subjects. Most of the text in this book is devoted to the anecdotes concerning diogenes. The project gutenberg ebook of the lives and opinions of.
Extant is a work in 10 books on the lives and opinions of the philosophers from thales to epicurus, with whole books devoted to plato and epicurus. I read the two volumes of the loeb edition of diogenes laertius upon entering loyola university chicagos ma. 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 probably early third century bce compiled his compendium on the lives and doctrines of the ancient philosophers from hundreds of sources. Diogenes laertius the druids and magi the atlantic religion. Lives of eminent philosophers, volume i diogenes laertius. The project gutenberg ebook of the lives and opinions of eminent philosophers, by diogenes laertius this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the united states and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. 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. Jona lenderings article seven sages includes a chart of various canonical lists. Diogenes laertius lives of eminent philosophers 4 vols. Lives of eminent philosophers, vol 2, books 610 by. 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.
Diogenes laertius gathered his material from lost second or thirdhand. The ancient manuscripts invariably refer to a laertius diogenes, and this form of the name is repeated by sopater and the suda. Little is known about the ancestry or birthplace of the great biographer. The lives of the philosophers, by diogenes laertius, is the most comprehensive ancient account of the lives of the early greek philosophers. The digital loeb classical library is an interconnected, fully searchable, perpetually growing, virtual library of all that is important in greek and latin literature. Nov 28, 2011 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, books 15 loeb classical library no. Immanuel kant immortality incarnation john calvin julius caesar justice kierkegaard leo tolstoy leuven database of ancient books loeb classical library love nobel laureate plato plotinus plutarch rome shakespeare socrates time. Lives of eminent philosophers, volume i in hardcover. The first complete english translation in nearly a century. The life of antisthenes of athens in diogenes laertius. A luxury edition, then, at a bargain price, of diogenes laertius tenbook lives of 82 philosophers, from thales 7 th c bc to sextus empiricus 3 rd c ad. Publication date 1925 topics philosophers, ancient, philosophy, ancient publisher. Buy the print book check if you have access via personal or institutional login.
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. Complete works of diogenes laertius delphi classics. He was a follower of socrates and appears in platos phaedo as one of those present at socrates death. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The text is accompanied by a full critical apparatus on three levels.
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