▁the ▁repet ition ▁of ▁some ▁titles ▁point ▁against ▁the ▁works ▁being ▁fabric ation . ▁ ▁R . ▁F . ▁H ock ▁con cludes ▁that ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁information ▁and ▁interest ▁on ▁Simon ▁the ▁Sho em aker ▁is ▁test ified ▁by ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁he ▁" c ame ▁to ▁function ▁in ▁a ▁very ▁specific ▁context " ▁and ▁he ▁" was ▁adm ired ▁really ▁only ▁by ▁strict ▁C yn ics ." ▁ ▁Works ▁Simon ' s ▁writ ings ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁S ocr atic ▁dialog ues . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁suggested ▁that ▁all ▁of ▁his ▁works ▁could ▁have ▁fit ▁under ▁the ▁length ▁of ▁two ▁Ste phan us ▁pages . ▁ ▁As ▁with ▁Simon ▁himself , ▁the ▁reality ▁of ▁these ▁lost ▁works ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁doubt ed , ▁but ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁any ▁order ▁in ▁Di ogen es ’ ▁list ▁and ▁the ▁repet ition ▁of ▁some ▁titles ▁point ▁against ▁its ▁being ▁a ▁fabric ation . ▁ ▁Di ogen es ▁La ë r ti us ▁lists ▁thirty - three ▁convers ations ▁( dialog i ) ▁which ▁were ▁contained ▁in ▁one ▁volume . ▁The ▁titles ▁of ▁his ▁works ▁are ▁as ▁follows : ▁▁ ▁Of ▁the ▁God s ▁Of ▁the ▁Good ▁On ▁the ▁Beautiful ▁What ▁is ▁the ▁Beautiful ▁On ▁the ▁Just : ▁two ▁dialog ues ▁Of ▁V irt ue , ▁that ▁it ▁cannot ▁be ▁taught ▁Of ▁Cou rage : ▁three ▁dialog ues ▁On ▁Law ▁On ▁Gu iding ▁the ▁People ▁Of ▁Hon our ▁Of ▁Po etry ▁ ▁On ▁Good ▁E ating ▁On ▁Love ▁On ▁Philosoph y ▁On ▁Know ledge ▁On