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Diogenes of Tarsus (2nd century BCE[1]) was an Epicurean philosopher, 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:
- Select lectures (Greek: Ἐπίλεκτοι σχολαί), which was probably a collection of essays and dissertations.[3]
- Epitome of Epicurus’ ethical doctrines (Greek: ἐπιτομὴ τῶν Ἐρικούρου ἠθικῶν ζητημάτων), of which Diogenes Laërtius[4] quotes the 12th book.
- On poetical problems (Greek: Περὶ ποιητικῶν ζητμάτων), poetical problems which he endeavoured to solve, and which seem to have had special reference to the Homeric poems.[5]
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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology by William Smith (1870).
Epicureanism Philosophers Greek eraEpicurus · Polyaenus · Metrodorus · Batis · Leontion · Carneiscus · Idomeneus · Hermarchus · Colotes · Themista · Leonteus · Polystratus · Dionysius of Lamptrai · Basilides · Philonides · Diogenes of Tarsus · Alcaeus and Philiscus · Apollodorus · Demetrius Lacon · Zeno of SidonRoman eraAmafinius · Rabirius · Titus Albucius · Phaedrus · Philodemus · Lucretius · Patro · Catius · Siro · Diogenes of OenoandaPhilosophy Concepts Works Categories:- 2nd-century BC Greek people
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- Hellenistic era philosophers from Anatolia
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