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Single Idea 3060

[filed under theme 1. Philosophy / C. History of Philosophy / 2. Ancient Philosophy / b. Pre-Socratic philosophy ]

Full Idea

Plato, who mentions nearly all the ancient philosophers, nowhere speaks of Democritus; he wished to burn all of his books, but was persuaded that it was futile.

Gist of Idea

Plato never mentions Democritus, and wished to burn his books

Source

report of Plato (works [c.375 BCE]) by Diogenes Laertius - Lives of Eminent Philosophers 09.7.8

Book Ref

Diogenes Laertius: 'Diogenes Laertius', ed/tr. Yonge,C.D. [Henry G. Bohn 1853], p.393

The 7 ideas with the same theme [philosophy up to 410 BCE]:

5988 Anaximander produced the first philosophy book (and maybe the first book) [Anaximander, by Bodnár]
3060 Plato never mentions Democritus, and wished to burn his books [Plato, by Diog. Laertius]
24146 All the major problems were formulated before Socrates [Nietzsche]
2900 I revere Heraclitus [Nietzsche]
12036 Xenophanes began the concern with knowledge [Annas]
20455 Philosophy really got started as the rival mode of discourse to tragedy [Critchley]
21355 The Pre-Socratics are not simple naturalists, because they do not always 'leave the gods out' [Leroi]