Diogenes Laertius

17th-century engraving Diogenes Laërtius ( ; , ; ) was a biographer of the Greek philosophers. Little is definitively known about his life, but his surviving ''Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers'' is a principal source for the history of ancient Greek philosophy. His reputation is controversial among scholars because he often repeats information from his sources without critically evaluating it. He also frequently focuses on trivial or insignificant details of his subjects' lives while ignoring important details of their philosophical teachings and he sometimes fails to distinguish between earlier and later teachings of specific philosophical schools. However, unlike many other ancient secondary sources, Diogenes Laërtius generally reports philosophical teachings without attempting to reinterpret or expand on them, which means his accounts are often closer to the primary sources. Due to the loss of so many of the primary sources on which Diogenes relied, his work has become the foremost surviving source on the history of Greek philosophy. Provided by Wikipedia
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  1. 1
    by Diogenes Laertius
    Published 1895
    London : George Bell & Sons, 1895.
    viii, 488 p. 18 cm.
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    by Diogenes Laertius
    Published 1605
    [Venegia : s.n., 1605]
    89 p. : ill. (woodcuts) ; 21 cm.
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    by Diogenes Laertius
    Published 1594
    Romae, apud Aloysium Zanettum, 1594.
    303, 125 [18] p. 32 cm.
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    by Diogenes Laertius
    Published 1986
    Moskva : Izd-vo "Myslʹ", 1986.
    570 p. : ill., map ; 21 cm.
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    by Diogenes Laertius
    Published 1480
    Venice, Bernardinus Celerius, 1480.
    144 p. 4to.
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    by Diogenes Laertius
    Published 1979
    Moskva : Myslʹ, 1979.
    620 p. ; 20 cm.
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    by Diogenes Laertius
    Published 1495
    Bologna, Jacobus de Ragazonibus, 1495.
    231 p.
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    by Diogenes Laertius
    Published 1758
    Aamsterdam, chez J.H. Schneider, 1758.
    3 v. fronts., plates. 18 cm.
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    by Diogenes Laertius
    Published 1490
    Venezia [Bonetus Locatellus for] Octavianus Scotus, 1490.
    224 p. 4to.
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    by Diogenes Laertius
    Published 1493
    Impraessum Venetiis [Venice] : per Pregrinum [sic] de Pasqualibus, 1493.
    [2], 112 leaves ; 32 cm. (fol.)
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    by Diogenes Laertius
    Published 1696
    London : Printed for R. Bentley ... W. Hensman ... J. Taylor ... and T. Chapman ..., 1696.
    2 volumes : portrait.
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    by Diogenes Laertius
    Published 1901
    London, G. Bell & sons, 1901.
    viii, 488 p. 19 cm.
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    by Diogenes Laertius
    Published 1567
    Antverpiae, Chr. Plantinus, 1566-[1567]
    456, [14] p. 128 mm.
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    by Diogenes Laertius
    Published 1493
    Venezia, Peregrino Pasquale, 1493.
    224 p. fol.
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    by Knoepfler, Denis
    Published 1991
    Basel : F. Reinhardt, 1991.
    214 p., 6 p. de pl. : fac-sim. ; 24 cm.
    Other Authors: “...Diogenes Laertius...”
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    by Morel, Guillaume, 1505-1564
    Published 1580
    Basileae : Ex Officina Heruagiana per Eusebium Episcopium, 1580.
    [15], 496, [29] p. ; 18 cm.
    Other Authors: “...Diogenes Laertius...”
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    by Aristotle
    Published 1560
    Venetiis [Venice] : Apud Cominum de Tridino Montisferrati, 1560.
    4, [5], 357 leaves : ill.
    Other Authors: “...Diogenes Laertius...”
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