Diogenes Laërtius, the biographer of the Greece, formally called the Hellenic Republic ( Greek: Ελληνική Δημοκρατία), is a country in the southeast of Europe on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula. It has land boundaries with Bulgaria, the Former Yugoslav... Greek A philosopher is a person devoted to studying and producing results in philosophy. The word, philosopher, literally means lover of wisdom. Popular Western philosophers in (approximate) historical order Not listed above: (some of) The Presocratics -- Epicurus place after Aristotle --Hellenistic Philosophers -- Cicero -- Avicenna -- Sir Thomas Browne -- Francis Bacon -- Thomas Reid... philosophers, is supposed by some to have received his surname from the town of Laerte in In ancient geography, Cilicia (Ki-LIK-ya) formed a district on the southeastern coast of Asia Minor (modern Turkey), north of Cyprus. Cilicia extended along the Aegean coast east from Pamphylia, to Mount Amanus (Giaour Dagh), which separated it from Syria. North of Cilicia lie the rugged Taurus Mountains that... Cilicia, and by others from the Roman family of the Laërtii.

Of the circumstances of his life we know nothing. He must have lived after Sextus Empiricus (writing some time in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD), physician and philosopher, and probably lived at Alexandria and at Athens. Many of his sceptic arguments bear resemblance to the arguments used by the 1st century CE philosopher Nagarjuna. In his medical work he belonged to the methodical... Sextus Empiricus (c. For other uses, see number 200. Events Jewish Eretz Yisraeli scholar Judah ha-Nasi compiles tracts of the Mishnah, beginning the creation of Talmudic law. Chinese warlord Cao Cao defeats Yuan Shao in the Battle of Guandu. The Classic age of Maya civilization begins. Sun Quan founds the Kingdom of... 200), whom he mentions, and before Stephanus Byzantinus (Stephanus of Byzantium), the author of a geographical dictionary entitled Εθνικα (Ethnica), of which, apart from some fragments, we possess only the meagre epitome of one Hermolaus. This work was first edited under the title Περι πολε... Stephanus of Byzantium (c. For other uses, see number 500. Events Possible date for the Battle of Mons Badonicus: Romano-British and Celts defeat an Anglo-Saxon army that may have been led by the bretwalda Aelle of Sussex (approximate date; suggested dates range from 490 to 510) Note: This battle may have influenced... 500), who quotes him. It is probable that he flourished during the reign of Alexander Severus Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander (October 1, 208- March 18?, 235), commonly called Alexander Severus, Roman emperor from AD 222 to 235, was born at Arca Caesarea in Palestine. His father, Gessius Marcianus, held office more than once as an imperial procurator; his mother, Julia Mamaea, was the daughter... Alexander Severus ( Events Pope Urban I succeeds Pope Callixtus I Roman Emperor Alexander Severus succeeds Heliogabalus Kingdom of Wu is established in China Sun Quan defeates Liu Bei at the Battle of Yi Ling Deaths March 11 - Roman Emperor Heliogabalus murdered Tertullian, theologian Pope Callixtus I Claudius Aelianus, teacher and rhetorician For... 222– Events Maximinus Thrax becomes Roman Emperor. Having a Gothic father and an Alan mother, he is the first foreigner to hold the Roman throne. His accession led to the Crisis of the Third Century. A number of church leaders, among which Pope Pontian and Hippolytus, are exiled to Sardinia. November... 235) and his successors.

His own opinions are equally uncertain. By some he was regarded as a This article is about the religious people known as Christians. For other uses, see Christian (disambiguation). The term Christian means belonging to Christ and is derived from the Greek noun Χριστός Khristós which means anointed one, which is itself a translation of... Christian; but it seems more probable that he was an Epicureanism is a system of philosophy based upon the teachings of Epicurus (c340-c270 BC), founded around 307 BC. Epicurus was an atomic materialist, following in the steps of Democritus. His materialism led him to a general attack on superstition and divine intervention. Following Aristippus—about whom we know... Epicurean. The work by which he is known, Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers, was written in Greek and professes to give an account of the lives and sayings of the Greek philosophers. Although it is at best an uncritical and unphilosophical compilation, its value, as giving us an insight into the private life of the Greek sages, justly led Michel Eyquem de Montaigne (February 28, 1533 - September 13, 1592) was an influential French Renaissance writer, generally considered to be the inventor of the personal essay. In his main work, the Essais, unprecedented in its candidness and personal flavor, he takes mankind and especially himself as the object of study... Montaigne to exclaim that he wished that instead of one Laërtius there had been a dozen.

He treats his subject in two divisions which he describes as the Ionian and the Italian schools; the division is quite unscientific. The biographies of the former begin with Anaximander (609/610 BC - c. 547 BC, in Greek Άναξἰμανδρος) was the second of the physical philosophers of Ionia, a citizen of Miletus, and a companion or pupil of Thales. Little is known of his life and work. Aelian... Anaximander, and end with Clitomachus, Theophrastus, the successor of Aristotle in the Peripatetic school, a native of Eresus in Lesbos, was born c. 372 BC. His original name was Tyrtamus, but he later became known by the nickname Theophrastus, given to him, it is said, by Aristotle to indicate the grace of his conversation. After... Theophrastus and This article is about the philosopher. See also Chrysippus (mythology) of Greek mythology Chrysippus of Soli (279-207 BC) was Cleanthess pupil and eventual successor to the head of the stoic philosophy. A prolific writer and debater, Chrysippus would often take both sides of an argument. Of his over... Chrysippus; the latter begins with Pythagoras (582 BC – 496 BC, Greek: Πυθαγόρας) was an Ionian mathematician and philosopher, known best for formulating the Pythagorean theorem. Bust of Pythagoras Known as the father of numbers, he made influential contributions to Greek philosophy and religious teaching in the... Pythagoras, and ends with Epicurus, Hellenistic civilization Greek philosopher born Samos 341 BC; died Athens, 270 BC. Epicurus was born into an Athenian émigré family — his parents, both Athenian citizens, had moved to an Athenian settlement on the Aegean island of Samos. He returned to Athens as a young citizen to serve in... Epicurus. The Socrates Scholasticus; for the Brazilian football player, see Sócrates (football player) Socrates Socrates (June 4, 470 – 399 BC) (Greek Σωκράτης Sōkrátēs) was a Greek (Athenian) philosopher and one of the most important icons of the Western... Socratic school, with its various branches, is classed with the Ionic; while the The Eleatics were a school of pre-Socratic philosophers at Elea, a Greek colony in Lucania, Italy. The group was founded in the early fifth century BCE by Parmenides. Other members of the school included Parmenides, Zeno of Elea, and Melissus. Xenophanes is also sometimes included in the list, though... Eleatics and Skepticism (Commonwealth spelling: Scepticism) can mean: Philosophical skepticism - a philosophical position in which people choose to critically examine whether the knowledge and perceptions that they have are actually true, and whether or not one can ever be said to have absolutely true knowledge; or Scientific skepticism - a scientific, or practical... sceptics are treated under the Italic.

The whole of the last book is devoted to Epicurus, and contains three most interesting letters addressed to Herodotus, Pythocles and Menoeceus. His chief authorities were Diodes of Magnesia's Cursory Notice of Philosophers and Favorinus (2nd century AD), was a Greek sophist and philosopher who flourished during the reign of Hadrian. A Gaul by birth, he was a native of Arelate (Arles), but at an early age began his lifelong travels through Greece, Italy and the East. His extensive knowledge, combined with great oratorical... Favorinus's Miscellaneous History and Memoirs. From the statements of Burlaeus (Walter Burley, a 14th-century monk) in his De vita et moribus philosophorum the text of Diogenes seems to have been much fuller than that which we now possess. In addition to the Lives, Diogenes was the author of a work in verse on famous men, in various metres.

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References

• Diogenes Laertius: Lives of Eminent Philosophers ISBN 0674992040

External link

• On-line version of Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (http://classicpersuasion.org/pw/diogenes/)
• Diogenes Laertius: the Manuscripts of "The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosphers" (http://www.tertullian.org/rpearse/manuscripts/diogenes_laertius.htm) (notes on the publication history of Diogenes Laertius, from R.D. Hicks' edition of the "Lives", 1925)