Diogenes Laërtius · fl. 3rd century CE
Lives of Eminent Philosophers 7.38 — Diogenes Laërtius on Zeno
Translation by R. D. Hicks (1925)
Diogenes Laërtius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers 7.38
Reported speech · Diogenes Laërtius on Zeno
And furthermore the following according to Hippobotus were pupils of Zeno: Philonides of Thebes; Callippus of Corinth; Posidonius of Alexandria; Athenodorus of Soli; and Zeno of Sidon. I have decided to give a general account of all the Stoic doctrines in the life of Zeno because he was the founder of the School. I have already given a list of his numerous writings, in which he has spoken as has no other of the Stoics. And his tenets in general are as follows. In accordance with my usual practice a summary statement must suffice.
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Diogenes Laërtius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers 7.38 (on Zeno), tr. R. D. Hicks (1925)
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Diogenes Laërtius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers, Book VII, tr. R. D. Hicks (Loeb, 1925). Text: Perseus Digital Library (CC BY-SA 4.0). Sources and licences
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AI-written notesCompletes the list of Zeno's students and announces that the author will lay out the whole Stoic system here, since Zeno founded the school, in summary form. Transitional text only.
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- “tenets”
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