Name: Lives of the Eminent Philosophers: By Diogenes Laertius
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Author: James Miller
ISBN: 9780190862176

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Lives of the Eminent Philosophers: By Diogenes Laertius

Type

Physical Book

Author

Diogenes Laërtius

Illustrated by

James Miller

Translated by

Pamela Mensch

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Year

2018

Language

English

Pages

704

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

23.9 x 19.8 x 4.6 cm

Weight

2.00 kg.

ISBN13

9780190862176

Synopsis "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 inspirationand instruction.

James Miller

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James Miller (born in 1947) is an American writer and academic, PhD in History of Ideas from Brandeis University. Currently, he heads the Liberal Studies department at the New School for Social Research.

Among his most notable works is The Passion of Michel Foucault (1993), a biography that explores the life and thought of the French philosopher. Another notable work is Lives Under Scrutiny: From Socrates to Nietzsche (2011), where he analyzes the trajectories of various philosophers throughout history. These publications belong to the genre of philosophical essay and have been recognized for their depth and academic rigor.

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