How Long to Read The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers

How Long Does it Take to Read The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers?

It takes the average reader 11 hours and 7 minutes to read The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers by Diogenes Laërtius

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Description

These brief biographies of more than eighty philosophers of ancient Greece were assembled by Diogenes Laërtius in the early third century. He based these on a variety of sources that have since been lost. Because of this, his biographies have become an invaluable source of information on the development of ancient Greek philosophy, and on ancient Greek culture in general. Most of what we know about the lives and otherwise lost doctrines of Zeno the Stoic and Diogenes the Cynic, for example, come from what Diogenes Laërtius preserved in this book. Mourning what else we have lost, Montaigne wrote: “I am very sorry we have not a dozen Laërtii.” Steamy romance, barbed humor, wicked cattiness, tender acts of humanity, jealous feuds, terrible puns, sophistical paradoxes, deathbed deceptions, forgery, and political intrigue ... while the philosophers of ancient Greece were developing their remarkable and penetrating philosophies, they were also leading strange and varied lives—at times living out their principles in practice, at other times seeming to defy all principle. Diogenes Laërtius collected as much biographical information as he could find about these ancient sages, and tried to sift through the sometimes contradictory accounts to find the true story. He shares with us anecdotes and witty remarks and biographical details that reveal the people behind the philosophies, and frequently adds a brief poem of his own construction that comments sardonically on how each philosopher died.

How long is The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers?

The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers by Diogenes Laërtius is 662 pages long, and a total of 166,824 words.

This makes it 223% the length of the average book. It also has 204% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 15 hours and 11 minutes to read The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers aloud.

What Reading Level is The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers?

The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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