The lives and opinions of eminent philosophers by diogenes. Lives of the eminent philosophers diogenes laertius. Browse in diogenes laertius loeb loeb classical library. Complete works of diogenes laertius delphi classics delphi ancient classics book 47 diogenes laertius diogenes laertius compendium on the lives and doctrines of greek and italian philosophers ranges over three centuries, from thales to epicurus, carefully compiled from hundreds of sources and enriched with numerous quotations. An ignoramus, declared the twentiethcentury classicist werner jaeger. Diogenes laertius vol 1 loeb free ebook download as pdf file. Here are some items i found interesting when i read what he had to say about plato all translations are taken from the loeb classical library, volume 1 of the lives of the eminent philosophers, r. 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. There are some who say that the study of philosophy had its beginning among the barbarians. Diogenes laertius 01 lives of eminent philosophers 1 5. Lives of the eminent philosophersbook v wikisource, the.
Plato was then forced to add with broad, flat, nails to his definition. Book 7 contains the lives and doctrines of the stoic philosophers. This text was converted to electronic form by data entry and has been proofread to a low level of accuracy. Loeb classical library wikisource, the free online library. The following is the life of diogenes from laertius work.
This edition presents a radically improved text of diogenes laertius lives of eminent philosophers. His history, in ten books, is divided unscientifically into two successions or sections. Lives of eminent philosophers, volume ii, books 610 loeb classical library no. A conjunction is a part of a sentence destitute of case, uniting the divisions of the sentence. Diogenes laertius published in the loeb classical library, 1925. Diogenes laertius on plato diogenes laertius lived 3rd century, c. Diogenes laertius, greek author noted for his history of greek philosophy, the most important existing secondary source of knowledge in the field. One of its traditional titles, peri bion dogmaton kai apophthegmaton ton en philosophia eudokimesanton lives, teachings, and sayings of famous. Aristotle, son of nicomachus and phaestis, was a native of stagira. His father, nicomachus, as hermippus relates in his book on aristotle, traced his descent from nicomachus who was the son of machaon and grandson of asclepius. One of its traditional titles, peri bion dogmaton kai apophthegmaton ton en philosophia eudokimesanton lives, teachings, and sayings of famous philosophers, indicates its great scope.
The loeb classical library is a series of books, today published by harvard university press, which presents important works of ancient greek and latin literature in a way designed to make the text accessible to the broadest possible audience, by presenting the original greek or latin text on each lefthand leaf, and a fairly literal translation on the facing page. Sotion, however, in his fourth book makes the cynic address this remark to plato himself. Delphi complete works of diogenes laertius illustrated ebook written by diogenes laertius. A perfect assasinus germanusone nineteenthcentury scholar called him. The text is accompanied by a full critical apparatus on three levels. Lives of eminent philosophers, volume i diogenes laertius.
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. Ionian from anaximander to theophrastus and chrysippus, including the socratic schools. Diogenes laertius on socrates diogenes laertius lived 3rd century, c. The lives and opinions of eminent philosophers diogenes. Aug, 2014 others tell us that what diogenes said was, i trample upon the pride of plato, who retorted, yes, diogenes, with pride of another sort. It is a very valuable collection of quotations and facts.
The life of diogenes of sinope in diogenes laertius. Diogenes laertius, lives of eminent philosophers, volume i. Diogenes laertius author of the lives and opinions of. 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.
He released it into one of the classrooms, saying, behold platos human being. The loeb classical library edition of diogenes laertius is in two volumes. Diogenes laertius author, james miller editor, pamela mensch translator everyone wants to live a meaningful life. Lives and opinions of eminent philosophers is a biography of the greek philosophers by diogenes laertius, written in greek. Loebolus is based on edwin donnellys downloebables, aiming to make all the public domain loebs more easily downloadable by rehosting the pdfs directly, without the need to. Lives of eminent philosophers, vol 1, books 15 by diogenes. National endowment for the humanities division of preservation and access provided support for entering this text. Diogenes laertius lives of eminent philosophers ii. Diogenes laertius the druids and magi the atlantic religion. 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. Dorandis text cambridge 20, is lively and engaging, and almost always superior to that of r. In his lyric moods he wrote perhaps the worst verses ever published, an anthologist pronounced. Hicks states here that several earlier scholars menagius, hubner, ambrosius substituted hermippus for menippus, for among the works of menippus enumerated by laertius below 101 there is no mention of a sale of diogenes.
Diogenes laertius the druids and magi the atlantic. Diogenes laertius was a biographer of the greek philosophers. Diogenes laertius, lives of eminent philosophers, book i. Diogenes is a swiss publisher in zurich, founded in 1952 by daniel keel, with a focus on literature, plays and cartoons. Diogenes laertius was a greek author of late classical antiquity who wrote an account of the history of greek philosophy. 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 sophisticated gossip. Diogenes lartius lives of the philosophers is a flawed work by an unsinspired thinker and poetaster. But, like siegfried sudhaus, i did not give in to the temptation.
Little is known about the ancestry or birthplace of the great biographer. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read delphi complete works of diogenes laertius illustrated. The lives and opinions of eminent philosophers, trans. He is said to have been the first man who trained athletes on meat. Diogenes laertius or, laertios, to represent the original greek, instead of the customary, latin, spelling is the name of a compiler of biographies of philosophers. A wikipedia article about this author is available.
Lives of eminent philosophers cambridge classical texts and commentaries. I understand that the 1972 reedition of the loeb text of dl has a preface by herbert s. Long before our own day of selfhelp books offering twelvestep programs and other guides to attain happiness, the philosophers of ancient greece explored the riddle of what makes a life worth living, producing a wide variety. Apr 26, 2020 the loeb classical library is a series of books, today published by harvard university press, which presents important works of ancient greek and latin literature in a way designed to make the text accessible to the broadest possible audience, by presenting the original greek or latin text on each lefthand leaf, and a fairly literal translation on the facing page. Lives and opinions of eminent philosophers wikipedia. Lives of eminent philosophers, volume i, books 15 loeb classical library no. Mar 12, 2014 diogenes laertius was a greek author of late classical antiquity who wrote an account of the history of greek philosophy. Excerpted from lives of eminent philosophers, viii, xii. They urge that the persians have had their magi, the babylonians or assyrians their chaldaeans, and the indians their gymnosophists.
Both volumes of diogenes laertius lives of the eminent philosophers provide excellent source material for students of the hellenistic philosophers. A lengthy introduction lists all the manuscripts of the lives and discusses its transmission in late antiquity, the middle ages and the renaissance. Long, who discusses briefly the history of the mss of dl. Diogenes laertius, who carefully compiled his information from hundreds of sources, enriches his accounts with important quotations from his subjects. Diogenes was a native of sinope, the son of tresius, a moneychanger. The lives and opinions of eminent philosophers by diogenes laertius. 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. This is yet another loeb book where i have shamefully lost the companion volume. Delphi complete works of diogenes laertius illustrated by. Lives and opinions of eminent philosophers by diogenes.
Long before our own day of selfhelp books offering twelvestep programs and other guides to attain happiness, the philosophers of ancient greece explored the riddle of what makes a life worth living, producing a wide variety of ideas and examples to follow. Loebolus is based on edwin donnellys downloebables, aiming to make all the public domain loebs more easily downloadable by rehosting the pdfs directly, without the need to enter captchas. Lives of the eminent philosophersbook i wikisource, the. Most of the text in this book is devoted to the anecdotes concerning diogenes s life and sayings. Eurymenes was the first man, according to the statement. The lives of the philosophers, by diogenes laertius, is the most comprehensive ancient account of the lives of the early greek philosophers. A lengthy introduction lists all the manuscripts of the lives and discusses its transmission in.
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. Diogenes laertius gathered his material from lost second or thirdhand. 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. Diogenes laertius pronounced dieojuhneez leyuhshus. Diogenes rivas diogenes rivas born october 4, 1942 is a dedicated venezuelan composer as well as a researcher of contemporary music. The section numbers in the greek text are shown in red and the section numbers in the translation are shown in green. Diogenes laertius article about diogenes laertius by the. Diogenes laertius lives of eminent philosophers 4 vols. Diogenes laertius, more than once this phrase came to mind.
Diogenes once asked him for wine, and after that also for some dried figs. 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. 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. Diogenes laertios griechisch diogenes laertios, latinisiert diogenes. While less helpful for socrates, plato and aristotle, diogenes offers a treasure trove of doctrines, letters, and biographical anecdotes on epicurus, the early stoics, diogenes the cynic, and a host of others. Diogenes laertius carefully compiled his information from hundreds of sources and enriches his accounts with numerous quotations. Part of an english translation of lives of the eminent philosophers, onsite in. 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. Complete works of diogenes laertius delphi classics. Loeb classical library founded by james loeb 1911 edited by jeffrey.
Lives of eminent philosophers, volume i in hardcover. Of his life nothing is recorded, but according to the internal evidence in his work he must have lived in the 3rd century c. However, menippus was a storyteller and satirist and is a much more likely candidate for writing a sale of diogenes. Here are some items i found interesting when i read what he had to say about socrates all translations are taken from the loeb classical library, volume 1 of the lives of the eminent philosophers, r. Complete works of diogenes laertius delphi classics delphi. Extant is a work in 10 books on the lives and opinions of the philosophers from thales to.
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