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Lives of Eminent Philosophers, Volume 1

Diogenes Laertius ( - 3rd Cent.)
Translated by R. D. Hicks (1850 - 1929)

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

Genre(s): Ancient

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 01	Preface by R.D. Hicks	Kazbek	00:04:31
Play 02	Introduction by R.D. Hicks. I. The Book and its Author	Kazbek	00:19:18
Play 03	Introduction by R.D. Hicks. II. Plan and Contents of the Work	Kazbek	00:11:18
Play 04	Introduction by R.D. Hicks. III. Authorities for the Lives	Kazbek	00:22:52
Play 05	Introduction by R.D. Hicks. IV. Text and Editions	Kazbek	00:16:13
Play 06	Book I. Prologue	Beeswaxcandle	00:18:19
Play 07	Book I. Chapter 1. Thales	czandra	00:22:16
Play 08	Book I. Chapter 2. Solon	Ryan Fahey	00:19:21
Play 09	Book I. Chapter 3. Chilon	Ryan Fahey	00:05:42
Play 10	Book I. Chapter 4. Pittacus	Ryan Fahey	00:07:39
Play 11	Book I. Chapter 5. Bias	Arnav Darnal	00:07:14
Play 12	Book I. Chapter 6. Cleobulus	Sonia	00:05:27
Play 13	Book I. Chapter 7. Periander	Sonia	00:07:11
Play 14	Book I. Chapter 8. Anacharsis	Sonia	00:05:31
Play 15	Book I. Chapter 9. Myson	Sonia	00:03:22
Play 16	Book I. Chapter 10. Epimenides	Emanuela	00:09:15
Play 17	Book I. Chapter 11. Pherecydes	Sonia	00:06:43
Play 18	Book II. Chapter 1. Anaximander	Eric David Harrington	00:02:45
Play 19	Book II. Chapter 2. Anaximenes	Eric David Harrington	00:03:19
Play 20	Book II. Chapter 3. Anaxagoras	Eric David Harrington	00:09:51
Play 21	Book II. Chapter 4. Archelaus	Marcus Shera	00:02:38
Play 22	Book II. Chapter 5. Socrates	Marcus Shera	00:24:10
Play 23	Book II. Chapter 6. Xenophon	Marcus Shera	00:09:56
Play 24	Book II. Chapter 7. Aeschines	Ehsan Ahmed Mehedi	00:06:01
Play 25	Book II. Chapter 8. Aristippus	Vinny Lerin	00:36:08
Play 26	Book II. Chapter 9. Phaedo	Vinny Lerin	00:02:08
Play 27	Book II. Chapter 10. Euclides	Adam Benckeser	00:06:32
Play 28	Book II. Chapter 11. Stilpo	Adam Benckeser	00:07:47
Play 29	Book II. Chapters 12-16. Crito, Simon, Glaucon, Simmias, Cebes	Sonia	00:04:31
Play 30	Book II. Chapter 17. Menedemus	Sonia	00:16:24
Play 31	Book III. Plato	Sonia	00:28:36
Play 32	Book III. Plato (continued)	Arden	00:27:57
Play 33	Book III. Plato (continued)	Arden	00:22:04
Play 34	Book IV. Chapter 1. Speusippus	sp000kyguy	00:04:59
Play 35	Book IV. Chapter 2. Xenocrates	Ehsan Ahmed Mehedi	00:11:34
Play 36	Book IV. Chapter 3. Polemo	Vendel Farkas	00:05:26
Play 37	Book IV. Chapter 4. Crates	Sonia	00:03:38
Play 38	Book IV. Chapter 5. Crantor	Vendel Farkas	00:04:03
Play 39	Book IV. Chapter 6. Arcesilaus	Sonia	00:15:35
Play 40	Book IV. Chapter 7. Bion	Sonia	00:10:51
Play 41	Book IV. Chapter 8. Lacydes	Sonia	00:02:50
Play 42	Book IV. Chapter 9. Carneades	czandra	00:04:53
Play 43	Book IV. Chapter 10. Clitomachus	czandra	00:01:44
Play 44	Book V. Chapter 1. Aristotle	czandra	00:33:38
Play 45	Book V. Chapter 2. Theophrastus	Larry Wilson	00:21:37
Play 46	Book V. Chapter 3. Strato	Nigel Kerr	00:09:19
Play 47	Book V. Chapter 4. Lyco	Nigel Kerr	00:10:43
Play 48	Book V. Chapter 5. Demetrius	Nigel Kerr	00:11:45
Play 49	Book V. Chapter 6. Heraclides	Nigel Kerr	00:11:02

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