Diogenes of Tarsus
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Diogenes of Tarsus was an Epicurean philosopher, who lived in the 2nd century BC,[1] who is described by Strabo[2] as a person clever in composing improvised tragedies. He was the author of several works, which, however, are lost. Among them are:
- Epilektoi scholai (Greek: Ἐπίλεκτοι σχολαί), which was probably a collection of essays or dissertations on philosophical subjects.[3]
- An abridgement of the Ethics of Epicurus (Greek: ἐπιτομὴ τῶν Ἐρικούρου ἠθικῶν ζητημάτων), of which Diogenes Laërtius[3] quotes the 12th book.
- Peri poiêtikôn zêtematôn (Greek: Περὶ ποιητικῶν ζητμάτων), that is, on poetical problems, which he endeavoured to solve, and which seem to have had special reference to the Homeric poems.[3]
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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology by William Smith (1870).
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