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Lives of Eminent Philosophers, Volume I: Books 1-5 | Laertius Diogenes, Diogenes, Robert Drew Hicks

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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, including the Socratic schools; 'Italian' from Pythagoras to Epicurus, including the Eleatics and sceptics. It is a very valuable collection of quotations and facts. The Loeb Classical Library edition of Diogenes Laertius is in two volumes.

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Lives of Eminent Philosophers, Volume I: Books 1-5 | Laertius Diogenes, Diogenes, Robert Drew Hicks

So tempted to get this! A beautiful hardcover edition

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Lives of Eminent Philosophers, Volume I: Books 1-5 | Laertius Diogenes, Diogenes, Robert Drew Hicks

One day a man invited him into a richly furnished house, saying 'be careful not to spit on the floor.' Diogenes, who needed to spit, spat in his face, exclaiming that it was the only dirty place he could find where spitting was permitted.

Gina Wasn't it Michelangelo's father that wrote him and warned him not to bathe too much for fear of him washing too much of that "good healthy dirt" off his body 7y

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