The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers
by Diogenes Laërtius
718 pages~12 hrs
“Ancient wisdom meets historical gossip in the ultimate philosopher's tell-all.”
Dive into the scandalous, profound, and often eccentric lives of the thinkers who shaped Western civilization. This essential classic pairs deep wisdom with historical gossip to reveal the humans behind the immortal ideas.
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