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As he himself states in his Elements of Philosophy, he takes as criteria of truth (1) that by which the judgement is formed, namely, the ruling principle of the soul; (2) the instrument used, for instance the most accurate perception. His universal principles are matter and the efficient cause, quality, and place; for that out of which and that ...
Jun 16, 2018 · THE LIVES AND OPINIONS OF EMINENT PHILOSOPHERS. BY DIOGENES LAËRTIUS. LITERALLY TRANSLATED By C. D. YONGE, M.A., Fellow of the Royal University of London; Regius Professor of English Literature and Modern History, Queen’s College, Belfast.
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May 14, 2018 · Everyone wants to live a meaningful life. Long before our own day of self-help books offering twelve-step programs and other guides to attain happiness, the philosophers of ancient Greece explored the riddle of what makes a life worth living, producing a wide variety of ideas and examples to follow.
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The work by which he is known, Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (Greek: Βίοι καὶ γνῶμαι τῶν ἐν φιλοσοφίᾳ εὐδοκιμησάντων; Latin: Vitae Philosophorum), was written in Greek and professes to give an account of the lives and sayings of the Greek philosophers.
Lives of Eminent Philosophers. Diogenes Laertius. R.D. Hicks. Cambridge. Harvard University Press. 1972 (First published 1925). National Endowment for the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access provided support for entering this text. This text was converted to electronic form by Data Entry and has been proofread to a low level of accuracy.
Sep 5, 2008 · Diogenes Laertius; Hicks, Robert Drew, 1850-1929. Publication date. 1925. Topics. Philosophers, Ancient, Philosophy, Ancient. Publisher. London : Heinemann. Collection. robarts; toronto.
