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 ...
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Edition: Later Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr, Cumbreland, Rhode Island, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1925
ISBN-13:9780674992030ISBN:0674992032
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Vol I Only 1980 printing Bilingual text Greek/English Both book & jacket are very clean, name & note free V/G in a V/G Dj 16mo 549 pgs (Loeb Classical Library No. 184) read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Date Published: 1925
ISBN-13:9780674992030ISBN:0674992032
Description: New. Text in English, Greek, Ancient (to 1453). Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 592 p. Loeb Classical Library, 184. read more
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Edition: 19985PRINTING
Binding: HARDBOUND
Publisher: HARVARD, CAMBRIDGE MASS
Date Published: 1985
Description: FINE in FINE jacket. LOEB CLASSICAL LIBRARY. 4 1/2 X 7 1/2. THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL HARDBOUND IN DUST JACKET OF DIOGENES LAERTIUS LIVES OF EMINENT PHILOSOPHERS TRANSLATED BY R.D. HICKS AND PRINTED BY HARVARD UNIV. PRESS IN THE WONDERFUL LOEB CLASSICAL LIBRARY SERIES, A FINE COPY IN LOVELY GREEN DJ, PRINTED IN BOTH THE GREEK AND THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE...A TRULY WONDERFUL COPY. THERE IS A SNATCH OF UNDERLINING IN THE BOOK. read more
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