Ancient Views on the Quality of Life

Preface.- Introduction.- Homer (eighth century BCE).- Hesiod of Ascra (late eighth/early seventh century BCE).- Pythagoras of Samos (c.570 - c.490 BCE).- Heraclitus of Ephesus (c.540 - c.480 BCE).- Anaxagoras of Clazomenae (c.500 - c.428 BCE).- Empedocles of Acragas (c.492 - c.432 BCE).- Protagoras of Abdera (c.490 - c.420 BCE).- Antiphon of Rhamnous (c.480 - 411 BCE).- Democritus of Abdera (c.460 - c.370 BCE).- Hippocrates of Cos (c.450 - c.380 BCE).- Antisthenes of Athens (c.446 - c.366 BCE).- Aristippus of Cyrene ("the Elder", c.436 - 356 BCE).- Plato of Athens (427 - 347 BCE).- Anonymous Iamblichi (c.400 BCE).- Diogenes of Sinope (c.400 - c.323 BCE).- Aristotle of Stageira (384 - 322 BCE).- Epicurus of Samos (c.341 - 271 BCE).- Zeno of Citium (c.333 - 261 BCE).- Summary.