Lives of the eminent philosophers. By Diogenes Laertius.

Everyone wants to live a meaningful life. Long before our own day of self-help books offering twelve-step 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. This rich tradition was recast by Diogenes Laertius into an anthology, a miscellany of maxims and anecdotes, that generations of Western readers have consulted for edification as well as entertainment ever since the Lives of the Eminent Philosophers, first compiled in the third century AD, came to prominence in Renaissance Italy. To this day, it remains a crucial source for much of what we know about the origins and practice of philosophy in ancient Greece, covering a longer period of time and a larger number of figures-from Pythagoras and Socrates to Aristotle and Epicurus-than any other ancient source. This new edition of the Lives, in a faithful and eminently readable translation by Pamela Mensch, is the first rendering of the complete text into English in nearly a century. Lavishly illustrated with a vast array of artwork that attests to the profound impact of Diogenes on the Western imagination, this edition also includes detailed notes and a variety of newly commissioned essays by leading scholars that shed light on the work's historical and intellectual contexts as well as its rich legacy. The result is a capacious, fascinating, and charming compendium of ancient inspiration and instruction. Book 1 : Prologue; Thales, Solon, Chilon, Pittacus, Bias, Cleobulus, Periander, Anacharsis, Myson, Epimenides, Pherecydes -- Book 2 : Anaximander, Anaximenes, Anaxagoras, Archelaus, Socrates, Xenophon, Aeschines, Aristippus, Phaedo, Euclides, Stilpo, Crito, Simon, Glaucon, Simmias, Cebes, Menedemus -- Book 3 : Plato -- Book 4 : Speusippus, Xenocrates, Polemon, Crates, Crantor, Arcesilaus, Bion, Lacydes, Carneades, Clitomachus -- Book 5 : Aristotle, Theophrastus, Strato, Lyco, Demetrius, Heraclides -- Book 6 : Antisthenes, Diogenes, Monimus, Onesicritus, Crates, Metrocles, Hipparchia, Menippus, Menedemus -- Book 7 : Zeno, Ariston, Herillus, Dionysius, Cleanthes, Sphaerus, Chrysippus -- Book 8 : Pythagoras, Empedocles, Epicharmus, Archytas, Alcmeon, Hippasus, Philolaus, Eudoxus -- Book 9 : Heraclitus, Xenophanes, Parmenides, Melissus, Zeno, Leucippus, Democritus, Protagoras, Diogenes, Anaxarchus, Pyrrho, Timon -- Book 10 : Epicurus -- Diogenes Laertius : From Inspiration To Annoyance (and Back) / Anthony Grafton -- Raphael's Eminent Philosophers : The School Of Athens And The Classic Work Almost No One Read / Ingrid D. Rowland -- Diogenes' Epigrams / Kathryn Gutzwiller -- Corporeal Humor In Diogenes Laertius / James Romm -- Philosophers And Politics In Diogenes Laertius / Malcolm Schofield -- Diogenes Laertius And Philosophical Lives In A Ntiquity / Giuseppe Cambiano -- A La Recherche Du Texte Perdu : The Manuscript Tradition Of Diogenes Laertius' Lives Of The Eminent Philosophers / Tiziano Dorandi -- Diogenes Laertius In Byzantium / Tiziano Dorandi -- Diogenes Laertius In Latin / Tiziano Dorandi -- Diogenes Laertius And The Pre-socratics / Andre Laks -- Plato's Doctrines In Diogenes Laertius / John Dillon -- Cynicism : Ancient And Modern / R. Bracht Branham -- Zeno Of Citium : Cynic Founder Of The Stoic Tradition / A. A. Long -- Skeptics In Diogenes Laertius / James Allen -- Epicurus In Diogenes Laertius / James Allen -- Diogenes Laertius And Nietzsche / Glenn W. Most -- Guide To Further Reading / Jay R. Elliott -- Glossary Of Ancient Sources / Joseph M. Lemelin. Diogenes Laertius ; Translated By Pamela Mensch ; Edited By James Miller ; Consulting Editors, James Allen [and 6 Others]. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Cover LIVES OF THE EMINENT PHILOSOPHERS: DIOGENES LAERTIUS Copyright CONTENTS INTRODUCTION TRANSLATOR’S NOTE Map BOOK 1 PROLOGUE THALES SOLON CHILON PITTACUS BIAS CLEOBULUS PERIANDER ANACHARSIS MYSON EPIMENIDES PHERECYDES BOOK 2 ANAXIMANDER ANAXIMENES ANAXAGORAS ARCHELAUS SOCRATES XENOPHON AESCHINES ARISTIPPUS PHAEDO EUCLIDES STILPO CRITO SIMON GLAUCON SIMMIAS CEBES MENEDEMUS BOOK 3 PLATO BOOK 4 SPEUSIPPUS XENOCRATES POLEMON CRATES CRANTOR ARCESILAUS BION LACYDES CARNEADES CLITOMACHUS BOOK 5 ARISTOTLE THEOPHRASTUS STRATO LYCO DEMETRIUS HERACLIDES BOOK 6 ANTISTHENES DIOGENES MONIMUS ONESICRITUS CRATES METROCLES HIPPARCHIA MENIPPUS MENEDEMUS BOOK 7 ZENO ARISTON HERILLUS DIONYSIUS CLEANTHES SPHAERUS CHRYSIPPUS LOGIC LOGIC AS CONCERNED WITH THE SUBJECT MATTER LOGIC AS CONCERNED WITH ARGUMENTS AND MODES ETHICAL THEORY AS CONCERNED WITH THE ARTICULATION OF ETHICAL CONCEPTIONS ETHICS AS CONCERNED WITH REASON IN COMMUNITY LIFE AND THE SKILLS AND VIRTUES THAT ARISE FROM IT ETHICS AS CONCERNED WITH THINGS GOOD AND BAD BOOK 8 PYTHAGORAS EMPEDOCLES EPICHARMUS ARCHYTAS ALCMEON HIPPASUS PHILOLAUS EUDOXUS BOOK 9 HERACLITUS XENOPHANES PARMENIDES MELISSUS ZENO LEUCIPPUS DEMOCRITUS PROTAGORAS DIOGENES ANAXARCHUS PYRRHO TIMON BOOK 10 EPICURUS Essays DIOGENES LAERTIUS: FROM INSPIRATION TO ANNOYANCE (AND BACK) RAPHAEL’S EMINENT PHILOSOPHERS: THE SCHOOL OF ATHENS AND THE CLASSIC WORK ALMOST NO ONE READ DIOGENES’ EPIGRAMS CORPOREAL HUMOR IN DIOGENES LAERTIUS PHILOSOPHERS AND POLITICS IN DIOGENES LAERTIUS DIOGENES LAERTIUS AND PHILOSOPHICAL LIVES IN ANTIQUITY ‘A LA RECHERCHE DU TEXTE PERDU’: THE MANUSCRIPT TRADITION OF DIOGENES LAERTIUS’ LIVES OF THE EMINENT PHILOSOPHERS DIOGENES LAERTIUS IN BYZANTIUM DIOGENES LAERTIUS IN LATIN DIOGENES LAERTIUS AND THE PRE-SOCRATICS PLATO’S DOCTRINES IN DIOGENES LAERTIUS CYNICISM: ANCIENT AND MODERN ZENO OF CITIUM: CYNIC FOUNDER OF THE STOIC TRADITION SKEPTICS IN DIOGENES LAERTIUS EPICURUS IN DIOGENES LAERTIUS DIOGENES LAERTIUS AND NIETZSCHE GUIDE TO FURTHER READING GLOSSARY OF ANCIENT SOURCES ILLUSTRATION CREDITS INDEX EndPaper At last, we can enjoy Diogenes Laertius' history of Greek philosophy for its own sake, as a wonderful compendium of doctrine and lore, as well as for the precious information (and sometimes misinformation) it provides about everything from the Pre-Socratics to Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics, and Epicurus. The translation is based on the most authoritative edition of the Greek text. 'Lives of the Eminent Philosophers' is a crucial source for much of what we know about the origins of philosophy in ancient Greece. Accompanied by dozens of artworks and newly commissioned essays that shed light on Diogenes' context and influence, this new, complete translation provides a revealing glimpse into the philosophers of Plato's Academy, Aristotle's Lyceum, and Epicurus' Garden