Lives of Eminent Philosophers, Volume 2


Diogenes Laertius' Lives of Eminent Philosophers provides a wealth information about the lives and teachings of ancient Greek thinkers. Despite the varying reliability of Laertius' accounts, his book has become a principal source for the history of Greek philosophy, since many of the earlier sources on which it was based are no longer extant. - Summary by Kazbek (10 hr 28 min)

Chapters

Book VI. Chapter 1. Antisthenes 15:21
Book VI. Chapter 2, part 1. Diogenes 24:24
Book VI. Chapter 2, part 2. Diogenes (continued) 25:14
Book VI. Chapter 3. Monimus 2:33
Book VI. Chapter 4. Onesicritus 1:19
Book VI. Chapter 5. Crates 7:15
Book VI. Chapter 6. Metrocles 2:55
Book VI. Chapter 7. Hipparchia 3:24
Book VI. Chapter 8. Menippus 2:32
Book VI. Chapter 9. Menedemus 4:22
Book VII. Chapter 1, part 1. Zeno 27:50
Book VII. Chapter 1, part 2. Zeno (continued) 34:06
Book VII. Chapter 1, part 3. Zeno (continued) 32:09
Book VII. Chapter 1, part 4. Zeno (continued) 36:02
Book VII. Chapter 1, part 5. Zeno (continued) 32:52
Book VII. Chapter 2. Ariston 4:22
Book VII. Chapter 3. Herillus 2:00
Book VII. Chapter 4. Dionysius 2:36
Book VII. Chapter 5. Cleanthes 10:26
Book VII. Chapter 6. Sphærus 2:48
Book VII. Chapter 7. Chrysippus 26:29
Book VIII. Chapter 1. Pythagoras 47:21
Book VIII. Chapter 2. Empedocles 21:49
Book VIII. Chapter 3. Epicharmus 1:30
Book VIII. Chapter 4. Archytas 4:02
Book VIII. Chapters 5-7. Alcmæon, Hippasus, Philolaus 4:19
Book VIII. Chapter 8. Eudoxus 6:03
Book IX. Chapter 1. Heraclitus 17:30
Book IX. Chapter 2. Xenophanes 4:14
Book IX. Chapter 3. Parmenides 3:55
Book IX. Chapter 4. Melissus 1:40
Book IX. Chapter 5. Zeno of Elea 5:08
Book IX. Chapter 6. Leucippus 4:07
Book IX. Chapter 7. Democritus 20:15
Book IX. Chapter 8. Protagoras 8:53
Book IX. Chapter 9. Diogenes of Apollonia 1:49
Book IX. Chapter 10. Anaxarchus 3:02
Book IX. Chapter 11. Pyrrho 43:20
Book IX. Chapter 12. Timon 7:40
Book X, part 1. Epicurus 26:59
Book X, part 2. Epicurus (continued) -- Epistle on Physics 38:39
Book X, part 3. Epicurus (continued) -- Epistle on Celestial Phenomena 24:21
Book X, part 4. Epicurus (continued) 30:57