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This volume is a revised translation of the complete text of Book Six about Diogenes of Sinope and the Cynics, taken from The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers written around AD 230 by the Graeco-Roman author Diogenes Laertius. The Life of Diogenes is accompanied by a detailed outline of Cynic philosophy, explaining Cynic doctrine and its significance for today's audience. Alongside the Life of Diogenes are accounts of other Cynics, including Antisthenes, Crates and Hipparchia. The works of the early Cynics have all been lost, and this text by Diogenes Laertius thankfully preserves an important range of quotations and references. Despite the Cynic's extreme stance, this idealistic philosophy still has a valid part to play in the face of the increasing materialism of our modern society, challenging us to re-evaluate our priorities. The nineteenth-century translation of C. D. Yonge has been substantially revised, and is supported by a new Introduction, Glossary of Names, Notes and Index. ... Read more

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An entertaining read!
When I started reading this book, I expected it to be interesting and informative, but I had no idea that it would be so entertaining and really funny.

Diogenes of Sinope in particular was always making fun of other people's pomposity, and he comes over as quite a character. Someone put a notice on his own front door saying, 'Let no evil thing enter here,' and Diogenes said, 'How, then, is the master of the house to get in?' He went to a very dirty public bath and said, 'I wonder where the people who bathe here clean themselves.' The Cynic way of life involved living on the streets and begging. On one occasion, someone saw Diogenes begging alms from a statue, and asked him why, and he said that he was practising being disappointed! Another time, he was begging from a man who said that he would give him money if Diogenes could persuade him to, but Diogenes said, 'If I could have persuaded you, I would have persuaded you to hang yourself.' One day he saw an archer doing target practice very badly, so he sat down right next to the target and said, 'Now I shall be out of harm's way.' He was not even daunted by meeting Alexander the Great. Diogenes asked Alexander if he was the Alexander known as the bastard. Alexander was angry, but then Diogenes reminded him that his mother had claimed that she had been impregnated with Alexander, not by her husband, but by the god Ammon, in which case he would be a bastard (illegitimate). Alexander admired him for his courage, and the people of Athens loved him and built a monument to his memory after he died.

Other Cynics appear in this book too. Metrocles of Maroneia was the brother of Hipparchia, who was married to Crates, who was said to be a pupil of Diogenes. Metrocles accidentally broke wind in a public meeting and was so embarrassed that he decided to commit suicide by starving himself to death. Crates visited him and made them both a meal of lupins, a bean which notoriously causes flatulence, and as they ate the lupins together, Crates was able to show Metrocles that it would be a wonder if someone did not break wind, which he then demonstrated himself, so lifting Metrocles out of his sad mood and convincing him not to commit suicide after all!

This is a great book, full of anecdotes, and a wonderful, memorable account of the way of life of these ancient philosophers. The editor's introduction is really good, as it explains clearly and simply what the Cynics' philosophy of life was all about. There is a useful Glossary at the end containing summaries about the various people who feature in the texts. And I also enjoyed the old map of Athens!

Another well-done book by Keith Seddon
Mr. Seddon is a professor of ancient philosophy specializing in the Greco-Roman therapeutic schools (i.e., Stoicism, Cynicism, etc.).Over the past 10 years or so he has published a number of works about those philosophies that are aimed at the general reader rather than the academic world. One of the first of those works was his landmark commentary on Epictetus' HandbookEpictetus Handbookand the Tablet of Cebes: Guides to Stoic Living.This was the first and so far only work of its kind written in English.Another was Stoic SerenityStoic Serenity: A Practical Course on Finding Inner Peace based on an on-line correspondence course that he teaches.

The current volume is a sequel to his Summary of Stoic PhilosophyA Summary of Stoic Philosophy: Zeno of Citium in Diogenes Laertius Book Seven published 2 years ago.Cynicism was a direct forerunner of Greek and Roman Stoicism.Indeed, the longest chapter In Epictetus's Discourses is in praise of it.It features a revised translation of Book Six, but an excellent introduction, bibliography, glossary, index and appendices (footnotes, too) is what sets it apart from other works of its type.Mr Seddon takes great care with these things and they should be regarded as an integral part of the book.

The production values are far above normal.Excellent choices were made in font, type sizing and paper quality.This makes makes the rather high price worth the risk.

I personally recommend this volume to anyone seeking knowledge of this most important forerunner of Classical Stoicism.

In addition to his Stoic-related work.Mr Seddon has published a number of works on philosophical Taoism that are of value.

Cashing in on the Cynics
The type Cynic is born not made. You have to be a Cynic to understand one. Mr Seddon is the opposite of a Cynic. His latest offering, let us make no bones about it, is all about jumping-on-the-latest-bandwagon, that is, cashing in on the recent minor growth industry, that is, the long and much neglected Classical Cynics. Mr. Seddon calls himself a Stoic and frankly he should stick to Stoic studies and leave the Cynics to the big boys. As William Desmond points out in his book, *Cynics*, "Cynicism is now admired as one of the more creative and influential philosophical movements in antiquity" thus Mr. Seddon's book -- and I say Mr. Seddon's book but really all he has done is to copy out and slightly tweak the material of others. In this case Mr. Yonge's, Diogenes Laertius' *Lives of the Eminent Philosophers* book 6. And in my opinion he has not done a good job. The book is over-priced and there are others on the market in the same category written by professionals who have a genuine interest in and admiration for the Cynics that are less expensive and infinitely more original. I say, by the way, 'genuine interest' for the fact is Mr. Seddon clearly has no time for the Stoics having written, in his *A Guide to Stoic Living* the Stoic view is "undermined by the Cynic approach even by adopting the *appearance* of a Cynic, if not the lifestyle itself" -- pretty damning evidence if you ask me of Mr. Seddon's anti-Cynic view. ... Read more

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The life and teachings of Diogenes of Sinope, the Greek philosopher who gave rise to classical Cynicism, deserve careful consideration because of their relevance to contemporary ethical issues. The task of reconstructing the philosopher's life, however, is exceedingly difficult, because in his case, more than in those of other ancient philosophers, we must deal not only with the scarcity of reliable sources and testimonies, but also with the mountains of anecdotal and fictional accounts that are responsible for the creation of a veritable literary legend around the Cynic who once lived in a tub. This comprehensive study reconstructs his biography on the basis of classical and Arabic sources, identifies the main ideas and principles of his philosophy, and shows the application of his philosophical message for our contemporary world. ... Read more

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Lucky Find!
This book is fabulous!Navia chronicles the life of Diogenes in an academic and professional manner, and effectively disputes many claims made by other philosopher historians, such as F. Sayre.If you are a fan of Diogenes the man and what he stood for, then you will definitely find this book edifying, but if you are not, then it is still an excellent learning experience.

An important philosophy for our time.
I thoroughly recommend Diogenes of Sinope as essential reading for both Classical Greek scholars and those who simply wish to learn out more about the Cynics, their philosophy, and their way of life. Indeed, anyone who has overlooked this important philosophy. Scholarly in its approach, this book is yet compulsively readable. I was easily carried through the text which is generously peppered with fascinating anecdotes from the primary sources as well as Navia's own compelling interpretations. What better place to start an understanding of Cynicism than through its hero Diogenes.

In Chapter 4, Hegel's view that Cynicism contains little philosophy and no `system' is demolished. Navia presents the reader with a very comprehensive and systematised account of what Cynicism's philosophy is, and yet achieves this without undermining Cynicism's integrity, for instance by not leaving a trail of `truths' for some unscrupulous management theorist to claim as the latest quick fix for a failing company. At the end of this chapter, Cynicism emerges with its anti-scientific credentials intact, but also with much greater clarity about what Diogenes' brand of Cynicism stands FOR as well as what it opposes. I deliberately choose the present tense here, because what Navia demonstrates in these pages, is that (unlike the ideas of say Freud or Marx, who as one writer put it `were weighed down by the cultural baggage of their time'), Diogenes' view of the world is as fresh and relevant today as it was 2,300 years ago. The reader should be left in no doubt that Cynicism represents a very powerful philosophy, even if he or she is not inclined to share it.

Throughout the book I was impressed by passages that sent me off contemplating contemporary issues and debates, but I also appreciated the detail and minutia that conjured up vivid portraits of life at the time ~ Diogenes life in particular. The appendix of Diogenes Laertius' (not to be confused with Navia's own hero) original writings about Diogenes the Cynic is very helpful in supporting Navia's own text. What Navia has achieved cleverly in this book, is to strike a balance between producing an authoritative text which reinforces the `facts' available, while at the same time, acknowledging the myth-making that is essential for a real understanding of the Diogenes phenomenon.

Can we have a paperback edition please! ... Read more

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Chapters: Antisthenes, Crates of Thebes, Diogenes of Sinope, Hipparchia of Maroneia, Onesicritus, Metrocles, Bion of Borysthenes, Cercidas, Menippus, Meleager of Gadara, List of Cynic Philosophers, Zoilus, Sotades, Philiscus of Aegina, Cleomenes the Cynic, Diodorus of Aspendus. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 75. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Diogenes of Sinope (Greek: Diogenes ho Sinopeus), was a Greek philosopher and one of the founders of Cynic philosophy. Also known as Diogenes the Cynic, he was born in Sinope (modern-day Sinop, Turkey) in 412 or 404 BCE and died at Corinth in 323 BCE. Diogenes was one of the few men to ever publicly mock Alexander the Great and live. He intellectually humiliated Plato and was the only pupil ever accepted by Antisthenes, whom he saw as the true heir of Socrates. Diogenes taught his philosophy of cynicism to Crates who taught it to Zeno who fashioned it into the school of Stoicism, one of the most enduring branches of Greek philosophy. Diogenes of Sinope was always controversial. Exiled from his native city for defacing the currency, he moved to Athens and declared himself a cosmopolitan (in flagrance of the prevailing city-state system). He became a disciple of Antisthenes, and made a virtue of extreme poverty, famously begging for a living and sleeping in a large tub in the marketplace. He became notorious for his provocative behaviour and philosophical stunts such as carrying a lamp in the daytime, claiming to be looking for an honest man. He regularly tangled with Plato, disputing his interpretation of Socrates and sabotaging his lectures. After being captured by pirates and sold into slavery, Diogenes eventually settled in Corinth, where he was befriended by Alexander. Diogenes was a staunch admirer of Hercules. He believed that virtue ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=234264 ... Read more

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Fascinating
This book is in the public domain. I'm scanning it and posting it one paragraph at a time on a blog entitled "The Cynicism of Diogenes".

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This book is meticulously researched. It is a wonderful introduction not only to Cynic philosophy but to the entire world of Western philosophy shortly after the time of Jesus. This book has attributions from the greatest ancient Greek, Roman, and Jewish philosophers writing in the hundred or so years before and after the Common Era. These many attributions show vividly the Cynic way of life, as Cynicism was more of a lived way of life than a written philosophy. Saul of Tarsus, better known as St. Paul, is said to have been influenced by the Cynics, who wandered far and wide around the ancient world. Cynic philosophy is surprisingly modern and relevant today, even after two thousand years. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Diogenes of Sinope also known as Diogenes the Cynic was a Greek philosopher, born in Sinope about 412 BC and died in 323 BC at Corinth. Details of his life come in the form of anecdotes , especially from Diogenes Laërtius, in his book Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers. Diogenes of Sinope was exiled from his native city and moved to Athens, where he is said to have become a disciple of Antisthenes, the former pupil of Socrates. Diogenes, a beggar who made his home in the streets of Athens, made a virtue of extreme poverty. He is said to have lived in a large tub, rather than a house, and to have walked through the streets carrying a lamp in the daytime, claiming to be looking for an honest man. He eventually settled in Corinth where he continued to pursue the Cynic ideal of self-sufficiency: a life which was natural and not dependent upon the luxuries of civilization. Believing that virtue was better revealed in action and not theory, his life was a relentless campaign to debunk the social values and institutions of what he saw as a corrupt society ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: 323 Bc Births, 323 Bc Deaths, Alexander the Great, Diogenes of Sinope, Lycurgus of Athens, Stateira Ii, Alexander Iv of Macedon, Meleager, Leosthenes, Harpalus, Cynane, Drypetis, Rhinthon, List of Sovereign States in 323 Bc. Excerpt:Millennium : 1st millennium BC 323 BC by topic The eastern hemisphere in 323 BC.Gregorian calendar : 323 BC Year 323 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar . At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Longus and Cerretanus (or, less frequently, year 431 Ab urbe condita ). The denomination 323 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.Events By place Macedonian Empire item 10 June In Babylon , Alexander the Great dies, ten days after being taken ill after a prolonged banquet and drinking bout. item The Partition of Babylon sets out the division of the territories conquered by Alexander the Great between his generals. The partition is a result of a compromise, essentially brokered by Eumenes , following a conflict of opinion between the party of Meleager , who wishes to give full power to Philip III (the illegitimate son of King Philip II of Macedon by Philinna of Larissa ), and the party of Perdiccas , who wishes to wait for the birth of the heir of Alexander and his wife, Roxana (the future Alexander IV ) to give him the throne under the control of a regent. item Under the agreement, Philip III becomes king, but Perdiccas, as the regent, effectively becomes the ruler of Alexander's empire. Perdiccas manages the partition of the territories between the former generals and satraps of Alexander who support him in his dispute with Meleager. This settlement leaves: item Antipater in control of Macedonia and Greece (joint... ... Read more

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Chapters: 412 Bc Births, Diogenes of Sinope. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 18. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Diogenes of Sinope (Greek: Diogenes ho Sinopeus), was a Greek philosopher and one of the founders of Cynic philosophy. Also known as Diogenes the Cynic, he was born in Sinope (modern-day Sinop, Turkey) in 412 or 404 BCE and died at Corinth in 323 BCE. Diogenes was one of the few men to ever publicly mock Alexander the Great and live. He intellectually humiliated Plato and was the only pupil ever accepted by Antisthenes, whom he saw as the true heir of Socrates. Diogenes taught his philosophy of cynicism to Crates who taught it to Zeno who fashioned it into the school of Stoicism, one of the most enduring branches of Greek philosophy. Diogenes of Sinope was always controversial. Exiled from his native city for defacing the currency, he moved to Athens and declared himself a cosmopolitan (in flagrance of the prevailing city-state system). He became a disciple of Antisthenes, and made a virtue of extreme poverty, famously begging for a living and sleeping in a large tub in the marketplace. He became notorious for his provocative behaviour and philosophical stunts such as carrying a lamp in the daytime, claiming to be looking for an honest man. He regularly tangled with Plato, disputing his interpretation of Socrates and sabotaging his lectures. After being captured by pirates and sold into slavery, Diogenes eventually settled in Corinth, where he was befriended by Alexander. Diogenes was a staunch admirer of Hercules. He believed that virtue was better revealed in action and not theory. His life was a relentless campaign to debunk the social values and institutions of what he saw as a corrupt society. None of his many writings have survived, but details of his life come i...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=234264 ... Read more

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Chapters: Diogenes of Sinope. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 93. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Diogenes of Sinope (Greek: Diogenes ho Sinopeus), was a Greek philosopher and one of the founders of Cynic philosophy. Also known as Diogenes the Cynic, he was born in Sinope (modern-day Sinop, Turkey) in 412 or 404 BCE and died at Corinth in 323 BCE. Diogenes was one of the few men to ever publicly mock Alexander the Great and live. He intellectually humiliated Plato and was the only pupil ever accepted by Antisthenes, whom he saw as the true heir of Socrates. Diogenes taught his philosophy of cynicism to Crates who taught it to Zeno who fashioned it into the school of Stoicism, one of the most enduring branches of Greek philosophy. Diogenes of Sinope was always controversial. Exiled from his native city for defacing the currency, he moved to Athens and declared himself a cosmopolitan (in flagrance of the prevailing city-state system). He became a disciple of Antisthenes, and made a virtue of extreme poverty, famously begging for a living and sleeping in a large tub in the marketplace. He became notorious for his provocative behaviour and philosophical stunts such as carrying a lamp in the daytime, claiming to be looking for an honest man. He regularly tangled with Plato, disputing his interpretation of Socrates and sabotaging his lectures. After being captured by pirates and sold into slavery, Diogenes eventually settled in Corinth, where he was befriended by Alexander. Diogenes was a staunch admirer of Hercules. He believed that virtue was better revealed in action and not theory. His life was a relentless campaign to debunk the social values and institutions of what he saw as a corrupt society. None of his many writings have survived, but details of his life come in the form of a...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=234264 ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Encyclopedia of Philosophy, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 444 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.Explores major marketing and advertising campaigns from 1999-2006. Entries profile recent print, radio, television, billboard and Internet campaigns. Each essay discusses the historical context of the campaign, the target market, the competition, marketing strategy, and the outcome. ... Read more

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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.
This collection reveals the history of English common law and Empire law in a vastly changing world of British expansion. Dominating the legal field is the Commentaries of the Law of England by Sir William Blackstone, which first appeared in 1765. Reference works such as almanacs and catalogues continue to educate us by revealing the day-to-day workings of society.
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Chapters: 323 Bc Births, 323 Bc Deaths, Alexander the Great, Diogenes of Sinope, Lycurgus of Athens, Stateira Ii, Alexander Iv of Macedon, Meleager, Leosthenes, Harpalus, Cynane, Drypetis, Rhinthon, List of Sovereign States in 323 Bc. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 62. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Alexander III of Macedon (356323 BC), popularly known as Alexander the Great (Greek: , Mégas Aléxandros), was a Greek king (basileus) of Macedon. He is the most celebrated member of the Argead Dynasty and created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Born in Pella in 356 BC, Alexander was tutored by the famed philosopher Aristotle, succeeded his father Philip II of Macedon to the throne in 336 BC after the King was assassinated and died thirteen years later at the age of 32. Although both Alexander's reign and empire were short-lived, the cultural impact of his conquests lasted for centuries. Alexander was known to be undefeated in battle and is considered one of the most successful commanders of all time. He is one of the most famous figures of antiquity, and is remembered for his tactical ability, his conquests, and for spreading Greek culture into the East (marking the beginning of Hellenistic civilization). Philip had brought most of the city-states of mainland Greece under Macedonian hegemony, using both military and diplomatic means. Upon Philip's death, Alexander inherited a strong kingdom and an experienced army. He succeeded in being awarded the generalship of Greece and, with his authority firmly established, launched the military plans for expansion left by his father. He invaded Persian-ruled Asia Minor, and began a series of campaigns lasting ten years. Alexander repeatedly defeated the Persians in battle; marched through Syria, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Persia, and Bac...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=783 ... Read more

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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.
Western literary study flows out of eighteenth-century works by Alexander Pope, Daniel Defoe, Henry Fielding, Frances Burney, Denis Diderot, Johann Gottfried Herder, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and others. Experience the birth of the modern novel, or compare the development of language using dictionaries and grammar discourses.
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Vol. 2 ( [2], 119, [7] p.) has separate title page.Error in paging: p. xvii misnumbered xvi.

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Chapters: Diogenes of Sinope, Pasion, Eubulus. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 25. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Diogenes of Sinope (Greek: Diogenes ho Sinopeus), was a Greek philosopher and one of the founders of Cynic philosophy. Also known as Diogenes the Cynic, he was born in Sinope (modern-day Sinop, Turkey) in 412 or 404 BCE and died at Corinth in 323 BCE. Diogenes was one of the few men to ever publicly mock Alexander the Great and live. He intellectually humiliated Plato and was the only pupil ever accepted by Antisthenes, whom he saw as the true heir of Socrates. Diogenes taught his philosophy of cynicism to Crates who taught it to Zeno who fashioned it into the school of Stoicism, one of the most enduring branches of Greek philosophy. Diogenes of Sinope was always controversial. Exiled from his native city for defacing the currency, he moved to Athens and declared himself a cosmopolitan (in flagrance of the prevailing city-state system). He became a disciple of Antisthenes, and made a virtue of extreme poverty, famously begging for a living and sleeping in a large tub in the marketplace. He became notorious for his provocative behaviour and philosophical stunts such as carrying a lamp in the daytime, claiming to be looking for an honest man. He regularly tangled with Plato, disputing his interpretation of Socrates and sabotaging his lectures. After being captured by pirates and sold into slavery, Diogenes eventually settled in Corinth, where he was befriended by Alexander. Diogenes was a staunch admirer of Hercules. He believed that virtue was better revealed in action and not theory. His life was a relentless campaign to debunk the social values and institutions of what he saw as a corrupt society. None of his many writings have survived, but details of his life come...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=234264 ... Read more

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Chapters: Alexander the Great, Diogenes of Sinope, Lycurgus of Athens, Stateira Ii, Meleager, Leosthenes, Harpalus, Cynane, Drypetis. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 51. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Alexander III of Macedon (356323 BC), popularly known as Alexander the Great (Greek: , Mégas Aléxandros), was a Greek king (basileus) of Macedon. He is the most celebrated member of the Argead Dynasty and created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Born in Pella in 356 BC, Alexander was tutored by the famed philosopher Aristotle, succeeded his father Philip II of Macedon to the throne in 336 BC after the King was assassinated and died thirteen years later at the age of 32. Although both Alexander's reign and empire were short-lived, the cultural impact of his conquests lasted for centuries. Alexander was known to be undefeated in battle and is considered one of the most successful commanders of all time. He is one of the most famous figures of antiquity, and is remembered for his tactical ability, his conquests, and for spreading Greek culture into the East (marking the beginning of Hellenistic civilization). Philip had brought most of the city-states of mainland Greece under Macedonian hegemony, using both military and diplomatic means. Upon Philip's death, Alexander inherited a strong kingdom and an experienced army. He succeeded in being awarded the generalship of Greece and, with his authority firmly established, launched the military plans for expansion left by his father. He invaded Persian-ruled Asia Minor, and began a series of campaigns lasting ten years. Alexander repeatedly defeated the Persians in battle; marched through Syria, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Persia, and Bactria; and in the process he overthrew the Persian king Darius III and conquered the entirety of the P...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=783 ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Plato, Diogenes of Sinope, Bion of Borysthenes, Phaedo of Elis. Excerpt:Bion of Borysthenes (Greek : ; c. 325-c. 250 BC) was a Greek philosopher . After being sold into slavery , and then released, he moved to Athens , where he studied in almost every school of philosophy available. It is, however, for his Cynic -style diatribes that he is chiefly remembered, for he satirized the foolishness of people, attacked religion, and eulogized philosophy. Life Bion was from the town of Olbia on the north coast of the Black Sea by the mouth of the river Borysthenes (modern-day Dnieper ). He lived c. 325-c. 250 BC, but the exact dates of his birth and death are uncertain. Strabo mentions him as a contemporary of Eratosthenes , who was born 275 BC. Diogenes Laërtius has preserved an account in which Bion describes his parentage to Antigonus II Gonatas , King of Macedonia . His father was a freedman and a dealer in salt fish, with which he combined the occupation of smuggling . His mother, Olympia, was a Lacedaemonian prostitute . The whole family were sold as slaves , on account of some offence committed by the father. In consequence of this, Bion fell into the hands of a rhetorician , who made him his heir. Having burnt his patron's library, he went to Athens , and applied himself to philosophy, in the course of which study he embraced the tenets of almost every sect in succession. First he was an Academic studying under Xenocrates and Crates of Athens , then he became a Cynic , (perhaps under Crates of Thebes ), afterwards he attached to Theodorus , the Cyrenaic philosopher whose atheism is said to have influenced Bion, and finally he became a pupil of Theophrastus the Peripatetic . After the manner of the sophists of the period, Bion travelled through Greece and Macedonia , and was adm... ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Aristotle, Anaxarchus, Pyrrho, Diogenes of Sinope, Clearchus of Soli, Philiscus of Aegina, Leonidas of Epirus, Calanus of India, Lysimachus of Acarnania. Excerpt:Anaxarchus (pronounced / æn z rk s/ , us dict: n · g·zârk · s ) or Anaxarch (/ æn z rk/ , n · ·zârk; c. 380 - c. 320 BC) (Greek : ) was a Greek philosopher of the school of Democritus , was born at Abdera in Thrace . He was the companion and friend of Alexander the Great in his Asiatic campaigns. According to Diogenes Laertius , in response to Alexander's claim to have been the son of Zeus-Ammon, Anaxarchus pointed to his bleeding wound and remarked, "See the blood of a mortal, not ichor , such as flows from the veins of the immortal gods." Plutarch tells a story that at Bactra , in 327 BC in a debate with Callisthenes , he advised all to worship Alexander as a god even during his lifetime, is with greater probability attributed to the Sicilian Cleon . Diogenes Laertius also says that Nicocreon , the tyrant of Cyprus , commanded him to be pounded to death in a mortar, and that he endured this torture with fortitude and Cicero relates the same story. His philosophical doctrines are not known, though some have inferred from the epithet eudaimonikos ("fortunate"), usually applied to him, that he held the end of life to be eudaimonia . References (URLs online) Websites (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at , Aristotél s Part of a series on item Aristotle item Aristotelianism Peripatetic school physics ethics term logic view of women view of God (unmoved mover ) item Corpus Aristotelicum Physics Organon Nicomachean Ethics Politics Metaphysics On the Soul Rhetoric Poetics item Ideas Correspondence theory of truth i... ... Read more