Lives of Eminent Philosophers, Volume 2: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Lives of Eminent Philosophers, Volume 2, credited to Diogenes Laertius, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of Lives of Eminent Philosophers, Volume 2 by Diogenes Laertius. (Translated by R. D. Hicks.) Read in English by LibriVox Volunteers. 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

Recording facts

• Recording title: Lives of Eminent Philosophers, Volume 2
• Author credits: Diogenes Laertius
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 43
• Listed recording duration: 10:28:32

Catalogue topics

• greek philosophy

Opening tracks: first 24 of 43

1. 01 - Book VI. Chapter 1. Antisthenes — 15:21
2. 02 - Book VI. Chapter 2, part 1. Diogenes — 24:24
3. 03 - Book VI. Chapter 2, part 2. Diogenes (continued) — 25:14
4. 04 - Book VI. Chapter 3. Monimus — 2:33
5. 05 - Book VI. Chapter 4. Onesicritus — 1:19
6. 06 - Book VI. Chapter 5. Crates — 7:15
7. 07 - Book VI. Chapter 6. Metrocles — 2:55
8. 08 - Book VI. Chapter 7. Hipparchia — 3:24
9. 09 - Book VI. Chapter 8. Menippus — 2:32
10. 10 - Book VI. Chapter 9. Menedemus — 4:22
11. 11 - Book VII. Chapter 1, part 1. Zeno — 27:50
12. 12 - Book VII. Chapter 1, part 2. Zeno (continued) — 34:06
13. 13 - Book VII. Chapter 1, part 3. Zeno (continued) — 32:09
14. 14 - Book VII. Chapter 1, part 4. Zeno (continued) — 36:02
15. 15 - Book VII. Chapter 1, part 5. Zeno (continued) — 32:52
16. 16 - Book VII. Chapter 2. Ariston — 4:22
17. 17 - Book VII. Chapter 3. Herillus — 2:00
18. 18 - Book VII. Chapter 4. Dionysius — 2:36
19. 19 - Book VII. Chapter 5. Cleanthes — 10:26
20. 20 - Book VII. Chapter 6. Sphærus — 2:48
21. 21 - Book VII. Chapter 7. Chrysippus — 26:29
22. 22 - Book VIII. Chapter 1. Pythagoras — 47:21
23. 23 - Book VIII. Chapter 2. Empedocles — 21:49
24. 24 - Book VIII. Chapter 3. Epicharmus — 1:30

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