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  • Ancient Philosophy: The Lives and Wisdom of Eminent Philosophers

    by Diogenes Laertius ...
    Translated by Charles Duke Yonge ...
    Ancient Philosophy brings together the ideas, character, and personal histories of the foundational minds of the ancient world, revealing philosophy not as abstraction, but as lived practice.Rather than presenting philosophy as distant or academic, this book restores its original purpose: guidance for living well. The wisdom here is concise, practical, and grounded in everyday concerns, such as ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • How to Say No

    An Ancient Guide to the Art of Cynicism

    by Diogenes, M. D. Usher ...
    Series series Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
    An entertaining and enlightening collection of ancient writings about the philosophers who advocated simple living and rejected unthinking conformityThe Cynics were ancient Greek philosophers who stood athwart the flood of society’s material excess, unexamined conventions, and even norms of politeness and thundered “No!” Diogenes, the most famous Cynic, wasn’t shy about literally extending his ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Cynic Philosophers

    from Diogenes to Julian

    by Lucian, Diogenes of Sinope, Emperor Julian ...
    Translated by Robert Dobbin ...
    'Poverty does not consist in the want of money,' I answered, 'nor is begging to be deplored. Poverty consists in the desire to have everything, and through violent means if necessary'From their founding in the fifth century BC and for over 800 years, the Cynic philosophers sought to cure humanity of greed and vice with their proposal of living simply. They guaranteed happiness to their adherents ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Building a Career in Cybersecurity

    The Strategy and Skills You Need to Succeed

    by Yuri Diogenes ...
    THE INSIDER'S GUIDE TO LAUNCHING AND ACCELERATING YOUR CYBERSECURITY CAREERCybersecurity is one of the world's fastest growing, most exciting fields--but that doesn't mean it's easy to enter the industry and succeed. Now there's a complete guide to creating a great cybersecurity career, whether you're migrating to cybersecurity from another field or already a cybersecurity professional.Building a ... Read more

    $33.99 CAD

  • Sayings and Anecdotes

    with Other Popular Moralists

    by Diogenes the Cynic ...
    Translated by Robin Hard ...
    Series series Oxford World's Classics
    'many men compete in digging and kicking but no one at all in the pursuit of human excellence.' Diogenes the Cynic is best remembered today for having lived in a storage-jar, and walking the streets with a lamp in daylight, looking for an honest man. Such stories formed part of a rich tradition of sayings and anecdotes; his biting wit and eccentric behaviour were legendary, and it was by means of ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Complete Works of Diogenes Laertius (Delphi Classics)

    by Diogenes Laertius, Delphi Classics ...
    Series Book 37 - Delphi Ancient Classics
    Diogenes Laertius’ compendium on the lives and doctrines of Greek and Italian philosophers ranges over three centuries, from Thales to Epicurus, carefully compiled from hundreds of sources and enriched with numerous quotations. This comprehensive eBook presents Diogenes’ complete extant works, with beautiful illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)* ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD

  • Lives of the Eminent Philosophers

    by Diogenes Laertius

    by Diogenes Laertius, Pamela Mensch ...
    Everyone wants to live a meaningful life. Long before our own day of self-help books offering twelve-step programs and other guides to attain happiness, the philosophers of ancient Greece explored the riddle of what makes a life worth living, producing a wide variety of ideas and examples to follow. This rich tradition was recast by Diogenes Laertius into an anthology, a miscellany of maxims and ... Read more

    $47.19 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers

    by Diogenes Laërtius ...
    Accordingly Clitarchus, in his twelfth book, says that the Gymnosophists despise death, and that the Chaldæans study astronomy and the science of soothsaying—that the Magi occupy themselves about the service to be paid to the gods, and about sacrifices and prayers, as if they were the only people to whom the deities listen: and that they deliver accounts of the existence and generation of the gods ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Leading AI Transformation

    Strategy, Governance, and Security Considerations

    by Yuri Diogenes ...
    Principal Microsoft cybersecurity leader Yuri Diogenes delivers a practical playbook for leading enterprise AI transformation with strategy, governance, and secure Microsoft AI adoption!Lead with confidence through the full lifecycle of enterprise AI adoption with Leading AI Transformation: Strategy, Governance, and Security Considerations by Yuri Diogenes. Written for business and technology ... Read more

    $31.99 CAD

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  • Stoic Six Pack 4 - The Sceptics (Illustrated)

    Pyyrhonic Sketches, Life of Pyrrho, Sextus Empiricus, The Greek Sceptics, Stoics & Sceptics and Life of Carneades

    by Diogenes Laërtius ...
    “The truth is hypothetical.”Scepticism (or skepticism), the belief that requires all information to be well supported by evidence, originated in the Skeptikoi, a first century BC Greek school who “asserted nothing.” The school was founded by Aenesidemus; our main source of the school’s teachings is Sextus Empiricus and the leader of the Sceptics was Pyrrho of Elis (365-275 BC) who had traveled to ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Stoic Six Pack 5 - The Cynics (Illustrated)

    An Introduction to Cynic Philosophy, The Moral Sayings of Publius Syrus, Life of Antisthenes, The Symposium (Book IV), Life of Diogenes and Life of Crates

    by Diogenes Laërtius. ...
    "I would rather go mad than feel pleasure."- Antisthenes.For Cynics the secret to happiness was living a life of virtue in harmony with Nature with only the bare essentials necessary for survival. They rejected materialism and were free of belongings. Many were homeless and proud of it. The Cynics emphasized the value of self-sufficiency, or autarkeia. They ate one (vegetarian) meal a day and made ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Stoics

    by Diogenes Laërtius ...
    In The Stoics, Diogenes Laërtius details the lives and philosophical opinions of the first Greek Stoic philosophers: Zeno of Citium, Ariston of Chios, Herillus of Carthage, Dionysius the Renegade, Cleanthes of Assos, Sphaerus of Bosphorus and Chrysippus of Soli. ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus