Diogenes Laërtius · fl. 3rd century CE
Lives of Eminent Philosophers 7.175 — Diogenes Laërtius on Cleanthes
Translation by R. D. Hicks (1925)
Diogenes Laërtius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers 7.175
Reported speech · Diogenes Laërtius on Cleanthes
Antiquities. Of the Gods. Of Giants. Of Marriage. On Homer. Of Duty, three books. Of Good Counsel. Of Gratitude. An Exhortation. Of the Virtues. Of Natural Ability. Of Gorgippus. Of Envy. Of Love. Of Freedom. The Art of Love. Of Honour. Of Fame. The Statesman. Of Deliberation. Of Laws. Of Litigation. Of Education. Of Logic, three books. Of the End. Of Beauty. Of Conduct. Of Knowledge. Of Kingship. Of Friendship. On the Banquet. On the Thesis that Virtue is the same in Man and in Woman. On the Wise Man turning Sophist. Of Usages. Lectures, two books. Of Pleasure. On Properties. On Insoluble Problems. Of Dialectic. Of Moods or Tropes. Of Predicates. This, then, is the list of his works.
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AI-written notesThe second half of the list of Cleanthes's writings, with titles on duty, gratitude, envy, love, freedom, friendship, fame, education, logic and many other topics. It is a catalogue of book titles with no guidance of its own.
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