{"title":"Diogenes Laertius","description":"Diogenes Laertius was a Greek writer who probably lived in the first half of the third century AD. Nothing is known about his life, apart from his authorship of the Lives of the Eminent Philosophers. He also wrote poems, most of them now lost.","products":[{"product_id":"lives-of-the-eminent-philosophers-compact-edition-paperback","title":"Lives of the Eminent Philosophers: Compact Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eEveryone 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 \u003cem\u003eLives of the Eminent Philosophers\u003c\/em\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51367955529951,"sku":"9780197523391","price":31.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/UxaZH_S_gW9780197523391.webp?v=1789116962"},{"product_id":"lives-of-the-eminent-philosophers-paperback","title":"Lives of the Eminent Philosophers - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally written in Greek sometime in the 3rd century, \"Lives of the Eminent Philosophers\" is the historically significant collection of biographies of important Greek philosophers by Diogenes Laertius. Little is known about Laertius and his life, but his collection of the life stories and philosophical ideas of over eighty Greek philosophers is the most complete surviving history of these influential figures. Based upon sources that have long since been lost to time, Laertius tells of both the scandalous and touchingly human side of the philosophers of ancient Greece and then summarizes their important ideas and theories. Laertius shows how very human these famous thinkers truly were with stories of violent and jealous feuds, steamy love affairs, crimes, frauds, lies, and strange personal habits. He also opens a window into ancient Greek culture and shows how the different schools of philosophical theory developed over time and were influenced by each other. \"Lives of the Eminent Philosophers\" remains an important and fascinating source of information on such famous figures as Aristotle, Plato, Socrates, as well as lesser known Greeks, such as Diogenes the Cynic and Zeno the Stoic. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper and follows the translation of C. D. Yonge.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51367965786335,"sku":"9781420970241","price":24.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/BQAbF4uIUp9781420970241.webp?v=1789116982"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/diogenes-laertius.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}