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Diogenes Laërtius ( / daɪˌɒdʒɪniːz leɪˈɜːrʃiəs / dy-OJ-in-eez lay-UR-shee-əs; [1] Greek: Διογένης Λαέρτιος, Laertios; fl. 3rd century AD) was a biographer of the Greek philosophers.
Diogenes Laërtius (flourished 3rd century ce) was a Greek author noted for his history of Greek philosophy, the most important existing secondary source of knowledge in the field.
Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers, BOOK I, Prologue. book: chapter: Prologue. There are some who say that the study of philosophy had its beginning among the barbarians.
Sep 5, 2008 · Lives of eminent philosophers. by. Diogenes Laertius; Hicks, Robert Drew, 1850-1929. Publication date. 1925. Topics. Philosophers, Ancient, Philosophy, Ancient. Publisher.
Diogenes Laërtius (c. 200 - 250 C.E.) was an early doxographer who compiled biographies of ancient Greek philosphers in his seminal work, Lives of Eminent Philosophers.
Jan 4, 2022 · As the deadline for really-belated holiday shopping fast approaches, I write this review with the detail-oriented comparison shopper in mind. Underlying Greek text. Both rely on Tiziano Dorandi’s 2013 Cambridge edition, Diogenes Laertius: Lives of Eminent Philosophers.
Quick Reference. (? 3rd c. ad) Greek biographer. Diogenes is not a serious philosopher, but his book Lives of Eminent Philosophers is a major biographical source for all classical Greek and Roman philosophers until the 3rd century ad, when it is presumed that Diogenes Laertius lived.
