Doxography
Sign in to saveDoxography ( – "an opinion", "a point of view" + – "to write", "to describe") is a term used especially for the works of classical historians, describing the points of view of past philosophers and scientists. The term was coined by the German classical scholar Hermann Alexander Diels.
~4 min read
Article
9 sectionsContents
- In Ancient Greek philosophy
- Successions of Philosophers
- In other traditions
- Persian doxography
- Jain doxography
- Islamic doxography
- See also
- References
- External links
Doxography ( – "an opinion", "a point of view" + – "to write", "to describe") is a term used especially for the works of classical historians, describing the points of view of past philosophers and scientists. The term was coined by the German classical scholar Hermann Alexander Diels.
== In Ancient Greek philosophy == A great many philosophical works have been lost; our limited knowledge of such lost works comes chiefly through the doxographical works of later philosophers, commentators, and biographers. The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy lists the following works as being representative doxographies: Cicero - Academica, De Finibus, De Natura Deorum, De Fato, De Officiis Aetius - Vetusta Placita Clement of Alexandria - Stromata Diogenes Laertius - Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers Hippolytus of Rome - Refutation of All Heresies