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A biographical compendium for readers of ancient philosophy, Diogenes Laertius’s work sets out philosophers’ lives alongside their doctrines, sayings, and writings. When a wealthy young Rhodian seeks a place in Zeno’s school, Zeno seats him among beggars until he leaves, making his scorn for arrogance a lesson in practice. By contrast, the account of Pyrrho draws on differences in perception and physical condition to argue that judgment should be suspended.
