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  3. Diogenes Laertius: Lives of Eminent Philosophers
  • Cited by 8
  • Edited and translated by Stephen White, University of Texas, Austin
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
May 2021
Print publication year:
2021
Online ISBN:
9781139047111
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139047111
Subjects:
Classical Studies, History of Ideas, Ancient Philosophy, Politics and International Relations
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Book description

A pioneering work in the history of philosophy, the ancient text of the Lives presents engaging portraits of nearly a hundred Greek philosophers. It blends biography with bibliography and surveys of leading theories, peppered with punchy anecdotes, pithy maxims, and even snatches of poetry, much of it by the philosophers themselves. The work presents a systematic genealogy of Greek philosophy from its origins in the sixth century BCE to its flowering in Plato's Academy and the Hellenistic schools. In this fully up-to-date and accessible translation, based on the most accurate texts and the latest advances in scholarship, Stephen White provides a valuable resource for students and scholars of ancient philosophy. Highlights include extended treatment of the 'Seven Sages' (Book 1), Socrates and his Socratic followers (Book 2), Plato (Book 3), Aristotle and his school (Book 5), Diogenes the Cynic (Book 6), Stoicism (Book 7), Pythagoreans (Book 8), Pyrrhonian skepticism (Book 9), and Epicureanism (Book 10).

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‘… White’s text is a model of usability, reliability, and philosophical integrity.’

Christopher Moore Source: Bryn Mawr Classical Review

‘[an] important, accessible collection … Recommended.’

R. Cormier Source: Choice Connect

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