Lives of Eminent Philosophers, Volume 2

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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 For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit librivox.org . M4B Audiobook (287MB)

Directors & creators

Diogenes Laertius

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librivox; audiobooks;greek philosophy

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