Modern scholars have generally dismissed Diogenes Laertius as a mediocre anthologist, if not an “ignoramus” (thus the great German classicist Werner Jaeger). Yet few classical texts of such significance have provoked such sharp disagreement, even contempt. The work covers a larger number of figures and a longer period of time than any other extant ancient source. Lemelin 634 Illustration Credits 649 Index 655 INTRODUCTION James Miller L ives of the Eminent Philosophers of Diogenes Laertius is a crucial source for much of what we know about the origins of philosophy in Greece. ![]() Elliott 623 Glossary of Ancient Sources Joseph M. Long 603 Skeptics in Diogenes Laertius James Allen 610 Epicurus in Diogenes Laertius James Allen 614 Diogenes Laertius and Nietzsche Glenn W. Bracht Branham 597 Zeno of Citium: Cynic Founder of the Stoic Tradition A. Rowland 554 Diogenes’ Epigrams Kathryn Gutzwiller 561 Corporeal Humor in Diogenes Laertius James Romm 567 Philosophers and Politics in Diogenes Laertius Malcolm Schofield 570 Diogenes Laertius and Philosophical Lives in Antiquity Giuseppe Cambiano 574 “A la Recherche du Texte Perdu”: The Manuscript Tradition of Diogenes Laertius’ Lives of the Eminent Philosophers Tiziano Dorandi 577 Diogenes Laertius in Byzantium Tiziano Dorandi 582 Diogenes Laertius in Latin Tiziano Dorandi 585 Diogenes Laertius and the Pre-Socratics André Laks 588 Plato’s Doctrines in Diogenes Laertius John Dillon 592 Cynicism: Ancient and Modern R. ![]() ISBN 978-0-19-086217-6 135798642 Printed by CTPS, China Map by Haisam Hussein CONTENTS introduction James Miller vii translator’s note Pamela Mensch xix map xx lives of the eminent philosophers BOOK 1 3 Prologue Thales, Solon, Chilon, Pittacus, Bias, Cleobulus, Periander, Anacharsis, Myson, Epimenides, Pherecydes BOOK 2 59 Anaximander, Anaximenes, Anaxagoras, Archelaus, Socrates, Xenophon, Aeschines, Aristippus, Phaedo, Euclides, Stilpo, Crito, Simon, Glaucon, Simmias, Cebes, Menedemus BOOK 3 133 Plato BOOK 4 177 Speusippus, Xenocrates, Polemon, Crates, Crantor, Arcesilaus, Bion, Lacydes, Carneades, Clitomachus BOOK 5 211 Aristotle, Theophrastus, Strato, Lyco, Demetrius, Heraclides BOOK 6 259 Antisthenes, Diogenes, Monimus, Onesicritus, Crates, Metrocles, Hipparchia, Menippus, Menedemus BOOK 7 311 Zeno, Ariston, Herillus, Dionysius, Cleanthes, Sphaerus, Chrysippus BOOK 8 393 Pythagoras, Empedocles, Epicharmus, Archytas, Alcmeon, Hippasus, Philolaus, Eudoxus BOOK 9 435 Heraclitus, Xenophanes, Parmenides, Melissus, Zeno, Leucippus, Democritus, Protagoras, Diogenes, Anaxarchus, Pyrrho, Timon BOOK 10 Epicurus 491 essays Diogenes Laertius: From Inspiration to Annoyance (and Back) Anthony Grafton 546 Raphael’s Eminent Philosophers: The School of Athens and the Classic Work Almost No One Read Ingrid D. CIP data is on file at the Library of Congress. You must not circulate this work in any other form and you must impose this same condition on any acquirer. Inquiries concerning reproduction outside the scope of the above should be sent to the Rights Department, Oxford University Press, at the address above. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of Oxford University Press, or as expressly permitted by law, by license, or under terms agreed with the appropriate reproduction rights organization. © Oxford University Press 2018 All rights reserved. Published in the United States of America by Oxford University Press, 198 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016, United States of America. ![]() Oxford is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press in the UK and certain other countries. It furthers the University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide. ![]() Long, Glenn Most, James Romm Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. LIVES OF THE EMINENT PHILOSOPHERS LIVES OF THE EMINENT PHILOSOPHERS DIOGENES LAERTIUS Translated by Pamela Mensch Edited by James Miller Consulting Editors James Allen, Tiziano Dorandi, Jay R.
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