Diogenes Laërtius · fl. 3rd century CE
Lives of Eminent Philosophers 7.195 — Diogenes Laërtius on Chrysippus
Translation by R. D. Hicks (1925)
Diogenes Laërtius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers 7.195
Reported speech · Diogenes Laërtius on Chrysippus
Second series: On Conclusive Arguments, addressed to Zeno, one book. On the Primary Indemonstrable Syllogisms, addressed to Zeno, one book. On the Analysis of Syllogisms, one book. Of Redundant Arguments, addressed to Pasylus, two books. Of the Rules for Syllogisms, one book. Of Introductory or Elementary Syllogisms, addressed to Zeno, one book. Of the Introductory Moods, addressed to Zeno, three books. Of the Syllogisms under False Figures, five books. Syllogistic Arguments by Resolution in Indemonstrable Arguments, one book. Inquiries into the Moods: addressed to Zeno and Philomathes, one book. (This appears to be spurious.) Third series: On Variable Arguments, addressed to Athenades, one book. (This also is spurious.)
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Diogenes Laërtius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers 7.195 (on Chrysippus), tr. R. D. Hicks (1925)
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AI-written notesThe second series of logic titles covers conclusive arguments, the basic syllogisms that need no proof, rules for syllogisms and figures, with some works marked as falsely attributed to Chrysippus.
Older wording
- “Indemonstrable”
- — basic, needing no proof
- “spurious”
- — not genuine, falsely attributed
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- Learning and progress
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