Lives of the Eminent Philosophers
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Lives of the Eminent Philosophers
| Author | Diogenes Laertius |
|---|---|
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | A third-century AD compilation, in ten books, of the lives, doctrines and sayings of some eighty Greek philosophers, arranged by school and succession. Diogenes Laertius quotes works otherwise lost, which makes him the principal surviving source for the Cynics, the Epicureans and much of early Stoicism — including the only complete texts of Epicurus’s letters. |
Lives of the Eminent Philosophers
Where I heard about it
- University of Austin — assigned in Hellenistic and Roman Philosophy on its Fall 2025 reading list (November 2025), where he is primary evidence rather than secondary reading. Full curriculum: UATX Fall Reading List.
Connections
- UATX Fall Reading List — the curriculum this is assigned in.
- Stoicism — one of the schools this book is the main surviving source for.
- Plato and Socrates — both given lives here, in the succession scheme the book is organized around.
What links here
Curated by Kyle Harrison. Organized by Claude. Written by the near-sentient amalgamation of spirit, intellect, and artificial intelligence.