1592 Diogenes Laertius Eminent Philosophers Greek Aristotle Socrates Philosophy

1592 Diogenes Laertius Eminent Philosophers Greek Aristotle Socrates Philosophy

 

“Time is the most valuable thing that a man can spend.”

– Diogenes Laërtius

 

‘Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers’ is often considered the best Greco-Roman biography of notable philosophers. Written in the 3^rd-century by Greek scholar Diogenes Laërtius, this work gives an account of the lives, studies, and sayings of Greek philosophers. Diogenes originally wrote ten distinct books covering Ionian and Italian philosophers – notable names include:

• Solon
• Socrates
• Anacharsis
• Xenophon
• Cebes
• Plato
• Aristotle
• Theophrastus
• Menippus
• Dionysius
• Pythagoras
• Xenophanes
• Democritus
• Pyrrho
• Epicurus

 

This edition was published in 1592 by Gryphium who used the Latin translation of Ambrogio Traversari.

 

Item number: #17804

Price: $950

 

DIOGENES, Laertius

 

Diogenis Laertii De vita et moribus philosophorum, libri X.

 

Lugduni : Apud Antonium Gryphium, 1592.

 

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • 670, [24]
• Language: Latin
• Binding: Vellum; tight and secure
• Size: ~4.5in X 3.25in (12cm x 8.5cm)

 

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