Home
Lives of Eminent Philosophers by Diogenes Diogenes Laertius, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters
Loading Inventory...
Lives of Eminent Philosophers by Diogenes Diogenes Laertius, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters
From Diogenes Diogenes Laertius
Current price: $39.00
From Diogenes Diogenes Laertius
Lives of Eminent Philosophers by Diogenes Diogenes Laertius, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters
Current price: $39.00
Loading Inventory...
Size: 31.75 x 161.925 x 15.2
*Product information may vary - to confirm product availability, pricing, shipping and return information please contact Coles
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. | Lives of Eminent Philosophers by Diogenes Diogenes Laertius, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters