The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers, Book VI: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers, Book VI by Diogenes Laertius: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 6 original MP3 tracks, 1:59:34 running time and a link to listen.
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers, Book VI, credited to Diogenes Laertius, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.
About the work
The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:
LibriVox recording of The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers, Book VI by Diogenes Laertius. (Translated by Charles Duke Yonge.) Read in English by bala There are 10 divisions in this title. This project is a recording of book 6. There is a number of interesting anecdotes on the lives of Antisthenes, Diogenes of Sinope, Monimus, Onesicritus, Crates of Thebes, Metrocles, Hipparchia, Menippus and Menedemus. Their school of thought is known an Cynicism. Most of the text in this book is devoted to the anecdotes concerning Diogenes's life and sayings. Even Alexander envied his life saying that if he had not been Alexander, he should have liked to be Diogenes. (Summary by bala)
Recording facts
- Recording title: The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers, Book VI
- Author credits: Diogenes Laertius
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 6
- Listed recording duration: 1:59:34
Track guide
- 01 - Antisthenes — 20:10
- 02 - Diogenes Part I — 26:50
- 03 - Diogenes Part II — 22:25
- 04 - Diogenes Part III — 23:19
- 05 - Monimus, Onesicritus & Crates — 12:35
- 06 - Metrocles, Hipparchia, Menippus &\ — 14:15
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