Works
Cicero calls Diogenes "a great and important Stoic." In the works of the Epicurean philosopher Philodemus found in carbonized papyrus rolls recovered from the ruins of the Villa of the Papyri at Herculaneum, Diogenes is discussed more frequently than any philosopher besides Epicurus himself.
He was the author of several works, of which, however, little more than the titles is known:
- Διαλεκτικὴ τέχνη - Dialectic Art.
- On Divination.
- On Athena.
- Περὶ τοῦ τῆς ψυχῆς ἡγεμονικοῦ - On the Ruling Faculty of the Soul.
- Περὶ φωνῆς - On Speaking.
- Περὶ εὐγενείας - Οn Noble Βirth.
- Περὶ νόμων - On Laws.
In addition, it appears from Philodemus that he wrote extensive works On Music and On Rhetoric. Some aspects of his views on these two subjects are recoverable from the critical remarks to be found in Philodemus' works on these two subjects. There are several passages in Cicero from which we may infer that Diogenes wrote on other subjects also, such as duty, the highest good, and the like.
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