Book 10 on Epicurus

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Book 10 on Epicurus is the concluding section of Diogenes Laertius’ biographical compendium that preserves Epicurus’ life, principal doctrines, and several key letters, making it a primary source for Epicurean philosophy.

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instanceOf ancient biographical work section ⓘ
primary source on Epicurean philosophy ⓘ
aimsTo present Epicurus’ doctrines in his own words ⓘ
author Diogenes Laertius ⓘ
chronologyWithinWork tenth book of Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers ⓘ
citationForm Diogenes Laertius 10.x (book 10, section x) ⓘ
linked to: Book 10 on Epicurus
contains Letter to Herodotus ⓘ
Letter to Menoeceus ⓘ
Letter to Pythocles ⓘ
linked to: Letter to Herodotus

Principal Doctrines ⓘ
Vatican Sayings (partial or related material) ⓘ
describes Epicurus’ followers ⓘ
Epicurus’ school in Athens ⓘ
life of Epicurus ⓘ
writings of Epicurus ⓘ
linked to: Book 10 on Epicurus
focusesOn Epicurean epistemology ⓘ
Epicurean physics ⓘ
Epicurean theology ⓘ
ethics of Epicurus ⓘ
genre doxographical compendium ⓘ
philosophical biography ⓘ
historicalImportance key testimony for Hellenistic philosophy ⓘ
major surviving source on Epicurus ⓘ
includes Epicurus’ will ⓘ
anecdotes about Epicurus ⓘ
catalogue of Epicurus’ writings ⓘ
testimonia about Epicurus’ character ⓘ
language Ancient Greek ⓘ
partOf Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers ⓘ
philosophicalOrientation sympathetic to Epicureanism relative to other sources ⓘ
philosophicalSchoolDescribed Epicureanism ⓘ
preservationStatus survives complete within Diogenes Laertius’ work ⓘ
preserves biography of Epicurus ⓘ
letters of Epicurus ⓘ
linked to: Book 10 on Epicurus

principal doctrines of Epicurus ⓘ
sourceFor Epicurus’ atomism ⓘ
Epicurus’ ethical doctrines ⓘ
Epicurus’ views on death ⓘ
Epicurus’ views on pleasure ⓘ
Epicurus’ views on the gods ⓘ
history of Epicurean school ⓘ
subject Epicurus ⓘ
timePeriodDescribed Hellenistic philosophy ⓘ
transmittedVia Byzantine manuscript tradition ⓘ
usedBy historians of ancient philosophy ⓘ
modern scholars of Epicureanism ⓘ
workLocation concluding book of Diogenes Laertius’ compendium ⓘ

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Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers → preserves → letters of Epicurus ⓘ
linked to: Book 10 on Epicurus
Letter to Menoeceus → partOf → Epicurus' letters ⓘ
linked to: Book 10 on Epicurus
Vatican Sayings → isPartOf → Epicurean corpus ⓘ
linked to: Book 10 on Epicurus
Book 10 on Epicurus → preserves → letters of Epicurus ⓘ
linked to: Book 10 on Epicurus
Book 10 on Epicurus → describes → writings of Epicurus ⓘ
linked to: Book 10 on Epicurus
Book 10 on Epicurus → citationForm → Diogenes Laertius 10.x (book 10, section x) ⓘ
linked to: Book 10 on Epicurus
Principal Doctrines of Epicurus → isPartOf → Epicurean canon ⓘ
linked to: Book 10 on Epicurus
Animadversiones in decimum librum Diogenis Laertii → focusesOn → tenth book of Diogenes Laertius ⓘ
linked to: Book 10 on Epicurus
Animadversiones in decimum librum Diogenis Laertii → focusesOn → life of Epicurus ⓘ
linked to: Book 10 on Epicurus
De vita et moribus Epicuri → describes → life of Epicurus ⓘ
linked to: Book 10 on Epicurus