Diogenes of Tarsus

Diogenes of Tarsus (Greek: Διογένης; fl. 2nd century BC^[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]

Notes

↑ Gordon, P., Epicurus in Lycia: The Second-Century World of Diogenes of Oenoanda, page 53. University of Michigan Press. (1996).
↑ Strabo, xiv.5.15
↑ Diogenes Laërtius, x. 26, 119, 136, 138
↑ Diogenes Laërtius, x. 118
↑ Diogenes Laërtius, vi. 81

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Epicureanism

Philosophers

Greek era	Epicurus 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 Sidon

Roman era	Amafinius Rabirius Titus Albucius Phaedrus Philodemus Lucretius Patro Catius Siro Diogenes of Oenoanda

Philosophy

Epicureanism (cf. Hedonism)
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