The history of philosophy, in eight parts by Thomas Stanley.

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The history of philosophy, in eight parts by Thomas Stanley.
Author
Stanley, Thomas, 1625-1678.
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London :: Printed for Humphrey Moseley and Thomas Dring :
1656.
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Philosophy, Ancient -- Early works to 1800.
Philosophy -- History.
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"The history of philosophy, in eight parts by Thomas Stanley." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A61287.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 16, 2024.

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ONESICRITUS.

a 1.1 Onesicritus was of Aegina, or according to Demetrius an Asty∣palaean; he had two Sons. He sent the younger named An∣drosthenes to Athens, who hearing Diogenes would not depart

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thence. Hereupon he sent the elder, named Philiscus, who stayed there likewise for the same reason. Lastly, the Father himselfe went, and was so much taken with Diogenes, that he became a sedulous Auditor of him, as his two sons were.

He was esteemed amongst the most eminent Disciples of Dioge∣nes; Laertius compares him with Xenophon; one fought under Cy∣rus, the other under Alexander: One wrote the institution of Cyrus, the other, the praise of Alexander: Their styles also were very like.

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