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Lives of Eminent Philosophers, vol. 2 by Diogenes Laertius ( - 3rd Cent.), translated by R. D. Hicks (1850 - 1929)
NOTE TO READERS: please don't read the footnotes.

Diogenes Laertius' Lives of Eminent Philosophers provides a wealth information about the lives and teachings of ancient Greek thinkers. Despite the varying reliability of Laertius' accounts, his book has become a principal source for the history of Greek philosophy, since many of the earlier sources on which it was based are no longer extant. (Summary by Kazbek)
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ej400 wrote: December 24th, 2023, 6:43 pm I'd love to DPL this :D
Fantastic! Thank you, Elijah.

Heading to Readers Wanted... let's try the short works forum this time.

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May I have 32,33,36,37
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silverquill wrote: December 25th, 2023, 12:26 am May I have 32,33,36,37
Certainly!

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Post by Georgek86K »

I'd like sections 18 and 22, if that's alright.
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Georgek86K wrote: January 3rd, 2024, 4:33 pm I'd like sections 18 and 22, if that's alright.
Certainly. Thanks!

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Well, let's kick this off with two short sections.

https://librivox.org/uploads/kazbek/lives2_36_laertius_128kb.mp3 1:49
https://librivox.org/uploads/kazbek/lives2_37_laertius_128kb.mp3 3:01

Hope you can handle all those Greek names, Elijah. :wink:
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silverquill wrote: January 17th, 2024, 10:14 pm Well, let's kick this off with two short sections.
Thank you, Larry!

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Here's the other two.

https://librivox.org/uploads/kazbek/lives2_32_laertius_128kb.mp3 5:08
https://librivox.org/uploads/kazbek/lives2_33_laertius_128kb.mp3 4:07

I just realized I mispronounced "Leucippus" using the soft "c" which actually should be "k" according to the Greek.
Let me know if you want me to fix this.
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silverquill wrote: January 18th, 2024, 7:39 pm I just realized I mispronounced "Leucippus" using the soft "c" which actually should be "k" according to the Greek.
Let me know if you want me to fix this.
Thanks again! I think the Leucippians out there will forgive us. :) Seriously, I believe your pronunciation is the one traditionally used by English speakers for "c" representing a kappa. Similarly, in other words like Lacedaemonian.

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Post by cyningsleah »

Hello! May I have sections 4, 5, and 6 please?
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cyningsleah wrote: January 22nd, 2024, 10:17 am Hello! May I have sections 4, 5, and 6 please?
Certainly. Thanks!

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silverquill wrote: January 17th, 2024, 10:14 pm Well, let's kick this off with two short sections.

https://librivox.org/uploads/kazbek/lives2_36_laertius_128kb.mp3 1:49
https://librivox.org/uploads/kazbek/lives2_37_laertius_128kb.mp3 3:01

Hope you can handle all those Greek names, Elijah. :wink:
silverquill wrote: January 18th, 2024, 7:39 pm Here's the other two.

https://librivox.org/uploads/kazbek/lives2_32_laertius_128kb.mp3 5:08
https://librivox.org/uploads/kazbek/lives2_33_laertius_128kb.mp3 4:07

I just realized I mispronounced "Leucippus" using the soft "c" which actually should be "k" according to the Greek.
Let me know if you want me to fix this.
Great work, Larry! 36, 32 & 33 are all PL OK!

And then my one PL note on 37:

At the beginning of the recording, I believe part of "Chapter 37" is cut off near the front, as the recording begins right away with "ter 37" without that 0.5 to 1 second of silence. :thumbs:

Well done! Those pronunciations looked good to me
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Post by silverquill »

Thanks for proofing these, Elijah!

I must have chopped something off in editing 37. But, I saved my original recording, so it was easy to retrieve it. Here you go:

https://librivox.org/uploads/kazbek/lives2_37_laertius_128kb.mp3
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