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

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Title: The history of philosophy, in eight parts by Thomas Stanley.
Author: Stanley, Thomas, 1625-1678.
Publication: London :: Printed for Humphrey Moseley and Thomas Dring :; 1656.
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CHAP. VIII.

His writings.

a 1.1 SOme affirme (of whom is So••icrates) that he wrot nothing at all: others that he wrot.

The Lybian History, three Books dedicated to Dionysius.

Dialogues twenty five (or rather twenty three; for, the number seemes corrupt) in one Book; some in the Attick dialect, others in the Dorick: their Titles these: 1. Artabazus. 2. To the shirwrackt. 3. To Exiles. 4. To a poor man. 5. To Lais. 6. To Porus. 7. To Lais concerning a Looking-glass. 8. Hermias. 9. The Dream. 10. To the Cup-bearer. 11. Philomelus. 12. To servants. 13. To those who repro∣ved him for using old wine and common women. 14. To those who repro∣ved him for feasting. 15. An Epistle to Arete. 16. To the Olympick exerciser. 17. An Interrogation. 18. Another Interrogation. 19.b 1.2 A Chria to Dionysius. 20. Another on an image. 21. Another on Dio∣nysius his Daughter. 22. To one who conceived himselfe dishonoured. 23. To one who endeavoured to give advice.

Exercitations ••ix Bookes.

c 1.3 Of pleasure, mention'd by Laertius in the life of Epicure. Of Physiology, ont of which Laertius cites, that Pythagoras was so named, because he spake no less truth then Pythius.

Of the luxury of the Antients, four Books, containing examples of those who indulged to love and pleasure; as, the love ofd 1.4 Em∣pedocles to Pausanias, in the first Book; of Cratea to her son Perian∣der:

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of Aristotle to the Concubine of Hermias, in the fourth, of Socrates to Alcibiades, Xenophon to Clinias, plato to Aster, Xenocrates to Polemo. But, these latter instances show, that these Books were not write by this Aristippus.

Epistles. four are extant under his name, in the Socratick col lection, put forth by Leo Allatius.

f 1.5 Socion and Panaetius reckon his treatises thus,

Of discipline.
Of vertue, an Exhortation.
Artabazus.
The shipwrackt.
The banish'd.
Exercitations six
Chria three.
To Lais.
To Porus.
To Socrates.
Of Fortune.

Notes

a 1.1

Laert.

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b 1.2

A Chria is a short commemo∣ration, aptly re∣lating the speech or action of some person. The third of these (viz. to Dionysius his Daughter) Vossius inserts amongst the Greek Histories; if that were Historicall, it is likely this to Dionysius was of the saine Nature.

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c 1.3

Laert.

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d 1.4

Laert. in vit. Emped. Peri∣and. Ar••stot. &c.

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f 1.5

Laert.

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