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Lives of Eminent Philosophers, Volume 2

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): Biography & Autobiography, Ancient

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 01	Book VI. Chapter 1. Antisthenes	Ryan Fahey	00:15:21
Play 02	Book VI. Chapter 2, part 1. Diogenes	Ryan Fahey	00:24:24
Play 03	Book VI. Chapter 2, part 2. Diogenes (continued)	Ryan Fahey	00:25:14
Play 04	Book VI. Chapter 3. Monimus	Sarah Clark	00:02:33
Play 05	Book VI. Chapter 4. Onesicritus	Yaron Bernstein	00:01:19
Play 06	Book VI. Chapter 5. Crates	Yaron Bernstein	00:07:15
Play 07	Book VI. Chapter 6. Metrocles	Belinda Mc	00:02:55
Play 08	Book VI. Chapter 7. Hipparchia	Belinda Mc	00:03:24
Play 09	Book VI. Chapter 8. Menippus	Yaron Bernstein	00:02:32
Play 10	Book VI. Chapter 9. Menedemus	Owlivia	00:04:22
Play 11	Book VII. Chapter 1, part 1. Zeno	laurakgibbs	00:27:50
Play 12	Book VII. Chapter 1, part 2. Zeno (continued)	laurakgibbs	00:34:06
Play 13	Book VII. Chapter 1, part 3. Zeno (continued)	laurakgibbs	00:32:09
Play 14	Book VII. Chapter 1, part 4. Zeno (continued)	laurakgibbs	00:36:02
Play 15	Book VII. Chapter 1, part 5. Zeno (continued)	laurakgibbs	00:32:52
Play 16	Book VII. Chapter 2. Ariston	Zamorikan	00:04:22
Play 17	Book VII. Chapter 3. Herillus	Zamorikan	00:02:00
Play 18	Book VII. Chapter 4. Dionysius	Sarah Clark	00:02:36
Play 19	Book VII. Chapter 5. Cleanthes	Sarah Clark	00:10:26
Play 20	Book VII. Chapter 6. Sphærus	Zamorikan	00:02:48
Play 21	Book VII. Chapter 7. Chrysippus	Christine Rottger	00:26:29
Play 22	Book VIII. Chapter 1. Pythagoras	laurakgibbs	00:47:21
Play 23	Book VIII. Chapter 2. Empedocles	laurakgibbs	00:21:49
Play 24	Book VIII. Chapter 3. Epicharmus	laurakgibbs	00:01:30
Play 25	Book VIII. Chapter 4. Archytas	laurakgibbs	00:04:02
Play 26	Book VIII. Chapters 5-7. Alcmæon, Hippasus, Philolaus	laurakgibbs	00:04:19
Play 27	Book VIII. Chapter 8. Eudoxus	laurakgibbs	00:06:03
Play 28	Book IX. Chapter 1. Heraclitus	laurakgibbs	00:17:30
Play 29	Book IX. Chapter 2. Xenophanes	laurakgibbs	00:04:14
Play 30	Book IX. Chapter 3. Parmenides	laurakgibbs	00:03:55
Play 31	Book IX. Chapter 4. Melissus	laurakgibbs	00:01:40
Play 32	Book IX. Chapter 5. Zeno of Elea	Larry Wilson	00:05:08
Play 33	Book IX. Chapter 6. Leucippus	Larry Wilson	00:04:07
Play 34	Book IX. Chapter 7. Democritus	Ojibawon	00:20:15
Play 35	Book IX. Chapter 8. Protagoras	Ojibawon	00:08:53
Play 36	Book IX. Chapter 9. Diogenes of Apollonia	Larry Wilson	00:01:49
Play 37	Book IX. Chapter 10. Anaxarchus	Larry Wilson	00:03:02
Play 38	Book IX. Chapter 11. Pyrrho	Belinda Mc	00:43:20
Play 39	Book IX. Chapter 12. Timon	Owlivia	00:07:40
Play 40	Book X, part 1. Epicurus	Ryan Fahey	00:26:59
Play 41	Book X, part 2. Epicurus (continued) -- Epistle on Physics	Ryan Fahey	00:38:39
Play 42	Book X, part 3. Epicurus (continued) -- Epistle on Celestial Phenomena	Ryan Fahey	00:24:21
Play 43	Book X, part 4. Epicurus (continued)	Ryan Fahey	00:30:57

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