Book 10 on Epicurus

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ancient biographical work section primary source on Epicurean philosophy

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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Label Occurrences
letters of Epicurus 2
Book 10 on Epicurus canonical 1
Diogenes Laertius 10.x (book 10, section x) 1

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

Principal Doctrines ⓘ
Vatican Sayings (partial or related material) ⓘ
describes Epicurus’ followers ⓘ
Epicurus’ school in Athens ⓘ
life of Epicurus ⓘ
Book 10 on Epicurus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: writings of 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 ⓘ
Book 10 on Epicurus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: letters of 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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Diogenes Laertius, Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers → notableBook → Book 10 on Epicurus ⓘ
Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers → preserves → Book 10 on Epicurus ⓘ
this entity surface form: letters of Epicurus
Letter to Menoeceus → partOf → Book 10 on Epicurus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Epicurus' letters
Vatican Sayings → isPartOf → Book 10 on Epicurus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Epicurean corpus
Book 10 on Epicurus → preserves → Book 10 on Epicurus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: letters of Epicurus
Book 10 on Epicurus → describes → Book 10 on Epicurus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: writings of Epicurus
Book 10 on Epicurus → citationForm → Book 10 on Epicurus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Diogenes Laertius 10.x (book 10, section x)
Principal Doctrines of Epicurus → isPartOf → Book 10 on Epicurus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Epicurean canon