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Works: 305
Authors: 94
Passages: 89,767

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Corpus works: 259
Private works: 46
Private records: 56
Private excerpts: 20,006
Text representations: 223,819
Editions and translations: 849
Languages: 17
Works in French and English: 259
Multilingual works: 259
Tracked concepts: 9
Estimated sentences: 1,456,557
Words: 27,541,029

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Aṅguttara Nikāya: Numerical DiscoursesSiddhartha Gautama / Buddha

Work

Aṅguttara Nikāya: Numerical Discourses

The Aṅguttara Nikāya arranges teachings attributed to the Buddha in ascending numbered sets, from one item to eleven. Its mnemonic structure brings together conduct, mental training, communal life, and stages of awakening.

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Composition: oral strata, late 5th to 3rd centuries BCE; later Pali organization
Editions / translations: Dates to be documented
Languages: English · French · Pali
Extent: 1,408 passages · 443,916 words

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Diogenes Laertius II.11: StilpoStilpo of Megara

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Diogenes Laertius II.11: Stilpo

Seven trilingual units preserve the most continuous late account of Stilpo without turning its anecdotes into memories.

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Composition: first half of the 3rd century CE; testimony about Stilpo
Editions / translations: Dates to be documented
Languages: Ancient Greek · French · English
Extent: 7 passages · 1,104 words

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Discourses of Musonius Rufus Reported by LuciusMusonius Rufus

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Discourses of Musonius Rufus Reported by Lucius

Lucius reports teachings in which Musonius applies philosophy to food, housing, marriage, education, and exile. Virtue is tested in ordinary habits and must be practised by women as well as men.

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Composition: late 1st or early 2nd century CE
Editions / translations: Dates to be documented
Languages: Ancient Greek · English · French
Extent: 21 passages · 21,330 words

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MeditationsMarcus Aurelius

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Meditations

Marcus Aurelius records private reminders for governing judgement, desire, and action under the pressure of power. The text repeatedly sets life’s brevity against the duty to act justly.

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Composition: c. 170-180 CE
Editions / translations: 1876 · 1889 · 1902
Languages: Ancient Greek · French · English
Extent: 487 passages · 45,694 words

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Moral Letters to LuciliusSeneca

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Moral Letters to Lucilius

Seneca turns the letter into a moral workshop: ordinary situations become tests of judgement, time, and freedom. Lucilius is both addressee and partner in a course of practice the reader is invited to continue.

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Composition: c. 62-65 CE
Editions / translations: Dates to be documented
Languages: Latin · French · English
Extent: 2,141 passages · 209,173 words

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Testimonies and Fragments of Aristo of ChiosAristo of Chios

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Testimonies and Fragments of Aristo of Chios

Fifty-five Greek units preserve doctrines, anecdotes, and objections attributed to Aristo without reconstructing a continuous book.

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Composition: 3rd century BCE; fragments and testimonia transmitted later
Editions / translations: Dates to be documented
Languages: Ancient Greek · English · French
Extent: 55 passages · 3,612 words