Diogenes Laertius, V 22-27.
He wrote a vast number of books, which I have thought
it appropriate to list because of the man’s excellence in all fields of
enquiry:-
1.
On Justice, 4 books.
2.
On Poets, 3 books.
3.
On Philosophy, 3 books.
4.
On the Statesman, 2 books.
5.
On Rhetoric, or Grylus, 1 book.
6.
Nerinthus, 1 book.
7.
Sophist, 1 book.
8.
Menexenus, 1 book.
9.
Eroticus, 1 book.
10.
Symposium, 1 book.
11.
On Wealth, 1 book.
12.
Protrepticus, 1 book.
13.
On the Soul, 1 book.
14.
On Prayer, 1 book.
15.
On Good Birth, 1 book.
16.
On Pleasure, 1 book.
17.
Alexander, or On behalf of Colonies, 1 book.
18.
On Kingship, 1 book.
19.
On Education, 1 book.
20.
On the Good, 3 books.
21.
Excerpts from Plato’s Laws, 3 books.
[Dulynoted.]
22.
Excerpts from Plato’s Republic, 2 books.
[Dulynoted.]
23.
Economics, 1 book.
24.
On Friendship, 1 book.
25.
On being affected or having been affected, 1
book.
26.
On the Sciences, 2 books.
27.
On Eristics, 2 books.
28.
Eristical Solutions, 4 books.
29.
Sophistical Divisions, 4 books.
30.
On Contraries, 1 book.
31.
On Genera and Species, 1 book.
32.
On Properties, 1 book.
33.
Notes on Arguments, 3 books.
34.
Propositions on Excellence, 3 books.
35.
Objections, 1 book.
36.
On things spoken of in many ways or by addition,
1 book.
37.
On Feelings or On Anger, 1 book.
38.
Ethics, 5 books.
39.
On Elements, 3 books.
40.
On Knowledge, 1 book.
41.
On Principles, 1 book.
42.
Divisions, 16 books.
43.
Division, 1 book.
44.
On Question and Answer, 2 books.
45.
On Motion, 2 books.
46.
Propositions, 1 book.
47.
Eristical Propositions, 4 books.
48.
Deductions, 1 book.
49.
Prior Analytics, 9 books.
50.
Great Posterior Analytics, 2 books.
51.
On Problems, 1 book.
52.
Methodics, 8 books.
53.
On what is better, 1 book.
54.
On the Idea, 1 book.
55.
Definitions prior to the Topics, 1 book.
56.
Topics, 7 books.
57.
Deductions, 2 books.
58.
Deduction and Definitions, 1 book.
59.
On the desirable and on accidents, 1 book.
60.
Pre-topics, 1 book.
61.
Topics aimed at definitions, 2 books.
62.
Feelings, 1 book.
63.
Divisions, 1 book.
64.
Mathematics, 1 book.
65.
Definitions, 13 books. [Fuck!]
66.
Arguments, 2 books.
67.
On Pleasure, 1 book.
68.
Propositions, 1 book.
69.
On the Voluntary, 1 book.
70.
On the Noble, 1 book.
71.
Argumentative theses, 25 books.
72.
Theses on love, 4 books.
73.
Theses on friendship, 2 books.
74.
Theses on the soul, 1 book.
75.
Politics, 2 books.
76.
Lectures on Politics (like those of
Theophrastus), 8 books.
77.
On Just Acts, 2 books.
78.
Collection of Arts, 2 books.
79.
Art of Rhetoric, 2 books.
80.
Art, 1 book.
81.
Art (another work), 2 books.
82.
Methodics, 1 book.
83.
Collection of the Art of Theodectes, 1 book.
84.
Treatise on the Art of Poetry, 2 books.
85.
Rhetorical Enthumemes, 1 book.
86.
On Diction, 2 books.
87.
On Advice, 1 book.
88.
Collection, 2 books.
89.
On Nature, 3 books.
90.
Nature, 1 book.
91.
On the Philosophy of Archytas, 3 books.
92.
On the Philosophy of Speusippus and Xenocrates,
1 book.
93.
Excerpts from the Timaeus and from the works of
Archytas, 1 book.
94.
Against Melissus, 1 book.
95.
Against Alcmaeon, 1 book.
96.
Against the Pythagoreans, 1 book.
97.
Against Gorgias, 1 book.
98.
Against Xenophanes, 1 book.
99.
Against Zeno, 1 book.
100.
On the Pythagoreans, 1 book.
101.
On Animals, 9 books.
102.
Dissections, 8 books. [Fuck!]
103.
Selection of Dissections, 1 book.
104.
On Composite Animals, 1 book.
105.
On Mythological Animals, 1 book.
106.
On Sterility, 1 book.
107.
On Plants, 2 books.
108.
Physiognomonics, 1 book.
109.
Medicine, 2 books.
110.
On Units, 1 book.
111.
Storm Signs, 1 book.
112.
Astronomy, 1 book.
113.
Optics, 1 book.
114.
On Motion, 1 book.
115.
On Music, 1 book.
116.
Memory, 1 book.
117.
Homeric Problems, 6 books.
118.
Poetics, 1 book.
119.
Physics (alphabetically ordered), 38 books.
120.
Additional Problems, 2 books.
121.
Standard Problems, 2 books.
122.
Mechanics, 1 book.
123.
Problems from Democritus, 2 books.
124.
On the Magnet, 1 book.
125.
Conjunctions of Stars, 1 book.
126.
Miscellaneous, 12 books.
127.
Explanations (arranged by subject), 14 books.
128.
Claims, 1 book.
129.
Olympic Victors, 1 book.
130.
Pythian Victors in Music, 1 book.
131.
On Pytho, 1 book.
132.
Lists of Pythian Victors, 1 book.
133.
Victories at the Dionysia, 1 book.
134.
On Tragedies, 1 book.
135.
Didascaliae, 1 book.
136.
Proverbs, 1 book.
137.
Rules for Messing, 1 book.
138.
Laws, 4 books.
139.
Categories, 1 book.
140.
On Interpretation, 1 book.
141.
Constitutions of 158 States (arranged by type:
democratic, oligarchical, tyrannical, aristocratic)
142.
Letters to Philip.
143.
Letters about the Selymbrians.
144.
Letters to Alexander (4), to Antipater (9), to
Mentor (1), to Ariston (1), to Olympias (1), to Hephaestion (1), to
Themistagoras (1), to Philoxenus (1), to Democritus (1).
145.
Poems, beginning: “Holy one, most honoured of
the gods, far-shooting...”
146.
Elegies, beginning: “Daughter of a mother of
fair children...”
Appendix: (A) Titles found in the Vita Menagiana but not in Diogenes:
1.
Peplos
2.
Hesiodic Problems, 1 book.
3.
Metaphysics, 10 books.
4.
Cycle on Poets, 3 books.
5.
Sophistical Refutations or On Eristics.
6.
Prior Analytics, 2 books.
7.
Messing Problems, 3 books.
8.
On Blessedness, or Why did Homer invent the
cattle of the sun?
9.
Problems from Archilochus, Euripides, Choerilus,
3 books.
10.
Poetical Problems, 1 book.
11.
Poetical Explanations.
12.
Lectures on Physics, 16 books.
13.
On Generation and Destruction, 2 books.
14.
Meteorologica, 4 books.
15.
On the Soul, 3 books.
16.
History of Animals, 10 books.
17.
Movement of Animals, 3 books.
18.
Parts of Animals, 3 books.
19.
Generation of Animals, 3 books.
20.
On the Rising of the Nile.
21.
On Substance in Mathematics.
22.
On Reputation.
23.
On Voice.
24.
On the Common Life of Husband and Wife.
25.
Laws for Man and Wife.
26.
On Time.
27.
On Vision, 2 books.
28.
Nicomachean Ethics.
29.
Art of Eulogy.
30.
On Marvellous Things heard.
31.
Eulogies or Hymns.
32.
On Differentia.
33.
On the Nature of Man.
34.
On the Generation of the World.
35.
Customs of the Romans.
36.
Collection of Foreign Customs.
(B) Titles in the Life of
Ptolemy but neither in Diogenes nor in the Vita
Menagiana:
1.
On Indivisible Lines, 3 books.
2.
On Spirit, 3 books.
3.
On Hibernation, 1 book.
4.
Magna Moralia, 2 books.
5.
On the Heavens and the Universe, 4 books.
6.
On Sense and Sensibilia, 1 book.
7.
On Memory and Sleep, 1 book.
8.
On Length and Shortness of Life, 1 book.
9.
Problems of Matter, 1 book.
10.
Platonic Divisions, 6 books.
11.
Divisions of Hypotheses, 6 books.
12.
Precepts, 4 books.
13.
On Regimen, 1 book.
14.
Farming, 15 books.
15.
On the Moist, 1 book.
16.
On the Dry, 1 book.
17.
On Relatives, 1 book.
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