A Book of Fiction Inspired by Books: Lives & Opinions of Eminent Philosophers - Part II is a volume of 1 novella ("Diogenes the Cynic") and 9 short stories in various genres exploiting ideas and biographies of ancient Greek philosophers; in this volume Plato, Antisthenes, etc.Aristippus -American Puritan scion and white trash buddy (who is the actual hero of the story) hook up and meet Dasheil Hammett with cameos of Joe Hill, Teddy Roosevelt, Billy Strayhorn, Humphrey Bogart, Dorothy Parker and morePlato - anxious exhausted rock star meets Leery at Millbrook for his first LSD tripPolemon - the middle of life of middle class man; what does a mirror mirror when facing a mirror?Aristotle - when reason is madnessAntisthenes-It is the year 2176 and the Perfect Society is hacked!Diogenes the Cynic-a homeless Cuban guides Richard Nixon, Elvis Presley and J Edgar Hoover to "enlightenment"And more..... stories of drowning, of sexual adventure, of an abandoned child and of discovery by heart attack.