For the past few months, most of my philosophical reading time has been spent with diogenes of sinope. He was most likely a student of the philosopher antisthenes 445365 bce and, in the words of plato allegedly, was a socrates gone mad. Diogenes of sinope was a greek philosopher and one of the founders of cynic philosophy. Diogenes of sinope these stories and anecdotes about diogenes of sinope fourth century bc are taken from the compendium of diogenes laertius on the lives of the philosophers. Diogenes of sinope or diogenes the cynic was an ancient greek philosopher. Diogenes of sinope was a very playful philosopher who is said to have lived in ancient greece between 412 323 bc. I threw my cup away when i saw a child drinking from his hands at the trough. Diogenes of sinope wikisource, the free online library.
The most illustrious of the cynic philosophers, diogenes of sinope serves as the template for the cynic sage in antiquity. He was born in the town of sinope now called sinop, turkey around the year. It appears that diogenes was also engaged into the banking business helping his father. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. He lived as a beggar in the streets of athens and made a virtue of extreme poverty. Some of the most amusing anecdotes are those relating his continual feud with plato whom he considered a pretentious, prattling, snob. Crates was a theban by birth, and the son of ascondus. Diogenes laertius lives of eminent philosophers ii. We read that when in the expedition of alexander, onesicritus was sent forward to meet certain of the indian sect of gymnosophists, and he had told them. View diogenes the cynic research papers on academia. Ds is named after the greek philosopher diogenes of sinope 4th century bc who taught about cynicism philosophy. Behaving, indecently, public, wish, easy, banish, hunger, rubbing, belly. Navia undertakes the task of reconstructing diogenes life and. Read all poems of diogenes of sinope and infos about diogenes of sinope.
A short video detailing the life of the cynic philosopher diogenes of sinope. Diogenes of sinope simple english wikipedia, the free. Diogenes of sinope and the modern cynics classical. Among them, the most important and distinctive was diogenes of sinope, who became the archetype of classical cynicism. Wise leaders generally have wise counselors because it takes a wise person themselves to distinguish them. Diogenes is generally considered the founder of the cynics, an ancient school of philosophy. Diogenes of sinope simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Prema jednoj od sacuvanih anegdota, diogenov otac imao je menjacnicu novca i bio je uhvacen u kovanju laznog novca, u cemu mu je pomagao i diogen. Diocles relates that he went into exile because his father was entrusted with the money of the state and adulterated the coin. Pdf the role of philanthropia in diogenes of sinopes. But who was diogenes, and how did he come to play such an important role in the dialogue of the dead genre.
There is no information on his early life except that his fathers name was hicesias who was a banker by profession. In this comprehensive, thoroughly researched, and engaging book, philosopher luis e. Diogenes of sinope was an ancient greek philosopher who, at different points, allegedly lived in a wine barrel some accounts describe it as a tub, urinated on. Diogenes is an environment for reading and searching through texts in latin and ancient greek. Diogenes and father expelled from sinope for defacing coins. The composition is made up of three pieces following into each other without a break, and each based on a traditional story about diogenes. Diogenes syndrome ds is characterized by selfneglect and social withdrawal with abnormal collecting pattern, tendency to hoard excessively syllogomania, and refusal of help, wich may be precipitated by stressful event. He is credited as being one of the founders of cynicism and practiced these ideals through the eccentricities that filled his life. Diogenes of sinope diogenes of sinope biography poem. Much of what is known about his life in athens and corinth comes from the work the lives and opinions of eminent philosophers by diogenes laertius 3rd century ce.
Diogenes of sinope diogenes of sinope poems poem hunter. Diogenes was born on 412 bc in the greek colony of sinope on the south coast of the black sea. Also known as diogenes the cynic, he was born in sinope modernday sinop, turkey, an ionian colony on the black sea, in 412 or 404 bc and died at corinth in 323 bc. He was born in sinope, an ionian colony on the black sea, in 412 or 404 bc and died at corinth in. In this lecture we investigate the life and ideas of diogenes the cynic, one of of the founders and most famous member of the philosophical movement known as cynicism. The title of the composition is derived from the greek philosopher, diogenes of sinope 400 b. Diogenes was an ascetic, begging his food and living in very poor conditions. Top 30 quotes of diogenes famous quotes and sayings. From around 500 bc, the cynic philosophers sought to cure humanity of greed and vice, guaranteeing happiness through freedom of speech, poverty, selfsufficiency and physical hardiness. Diogenes also known as diogenes the cynic was a greek philosopher and one of the founders of cynic philosophy.
Following is a corpus of quotes and sayings by diogenes of sinope on foundation, youth, education, mother, ignorance, lead, music, sound, hurt, feelings, vine, friends, freedom, soul etc which are till date quoted extensively. After being exiled for debasing the currency, he moved to athens. Diogenes opustil atheny, az kdyz byl zajat morskymi loupezniky a odvezen na kretu. He is credited by some with originating the cynic way of life, but he himself acknowledges an indebtedness to antisthenes, by whose numerous. Alexander the great, emperor of greece, is excited to meet the great philosopher. Was his vision of a simple living utopia so threatening to the vested interests of the time that his books and essays were destroyed. If only it were as easy to banish hunger by rubbing the belly as it is to masturbate. Diogenes of sinope, the philosopher troll mustapha itani. He is elderly, barefoot, and wearing only a simple, tattered robe. Diogenes laertius, lives of eminent philosophers, book vi.
Diogenes of sinope by individual philosopher philosophy. Media in category diogenes of sinope the following 54 files are in this category, out of 54 total. There is a number of interesting anecdotes on the lives of antisthenes, diogenes of sinope, monimus, onesicritus, crates of thebes, metrocles, hipparchia, menippus and menedemus. Navia undertakes the task of reconstructing diogenes life and extracting from him lessons that are valuable in our time. It is not that i am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours.
I am not an athenian or a greek, but a citizen of the world. An alleged student of antisthenes, diogenes maintains his teachers asceticism and emphasis on ethics, but brings to these philosophical positions a dynamism and sense of humor unrivaled in the history of philosophy. He was one of the founders and the archetypical practitioner of the ancient greek philosophical school of cynicism. Nonetheless, he admitted that diogenes laertiuss compilation was an important one given the information that it contained. As quoted in encarta book of quotations 2000 edited by bill swainson, p. The complete diogenes of sinope collection 1st edition. Life diogenes of sinope diahjuhneez of sinohpee was a major early cynic philosopher. Diogenes hounded him day in and day out, repeatedly pleading him to accept him as a pupil. The life of diogenes of sinope in diogenes laertius ancient. The complete diogenes of sinope collection and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. The lives and opinions of eminent philosophers by diogenes. Most men are within a fingers breadth of being mad.
His greatest joy was to challenge peoples beliefs and values in a very intelligent manner. Was this philosopher historys most successful troll. It was a wealthy port on the southern coast of the black sea, acting as a place for trading caravans from the south to meet with ships and exchange their cargoes. We bring to you some popular beliefs, thoughts and opinions shared by diogenes. Diogenes laertius, lives of eminent philosophers, book i. John moles has even claimed that diogenes cosmopolitan statements reveal. Lives of eminent philosophers by diogenes laertius. It consists of two connected projects, the diogenes desktop application, which has been in existence for nearly 20 years, and the new diogenesweb webapp.
Nothing is definitively known about his life, but his surviving lives and opinions of eminent philosophers is a principal source for the history of. Diocles relates that he went into exile because his father was entrusted with the money of the state and adulterated the coinage. There is only a fingers difference between a wise man and a fool. But eubulides in his book on diogenes says that diogenes himself did this and was forced. National endowment for the humanities division of preservation and access provided support for entering this text. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Most of the text in this book is devoted to the anecdotes concerning diogenes. Recent scholarship has argued that diogenes of sinope s statements about worldcitizenship indicate that he believed that all human beings belong to one universal community. Diogenes of sinope is often considered one of the more eccentric, or at the very least untraditional, of the ancient greek philosophers. Diogenes was born around 412 bc in the greek colony of sinope. Pdf in this chapter i contrast the biographies and philosophies of aristotle and diogenes of sinope. Legend says that antisthenes was not accepting any new students. Navia seems to be one of the few writers on the cynic paragon to think of him. In the first part it is diogenes meeting with alexander the.
He was born in the town of sinope now called sinop, turkey around the year 412 bc and died in the city of corinth, greece on the year 323 bc. Alexander greets diogenes, asking if there is any favor he might do for him. A page dedicated to the philosopher diogenes of sinope. Menander, too, who was surnamed drymus, was a pupil of diogenes, and a great admirer of homer. Diogenes of sinope was an ancient greek philosopher and selfproclaimed citizen of the world who, at different points, allegedly lived in a wine barrel or possibly another kind of jar. Diogenes of sinope internet encyclopedia of philosophy. Pdf diogenes the cynic in the dialogues of the dead of thomas. Jan 27, 2009 a short video detailing the life of the cynic philosopher diogenes of sinope. I noticed a dearth of videos on diogenes on youtube, so i thought i would try to fill the void. Feb 10, 2016 diogenes of sinope was an ancient greek philosopher and selfproclaimed citizen of the world who, at different points, allegedly lived in a wine barrel or possibly another kind of jar. Most men have no inclination, no rapids, no cascades, but marshes, and alligators, and miasma instead.
Diogenes of sinope quotes author of diogenes the cynic. Georg wilhelm friedrich hegel 17701831 criticized diogenes laertius for his lack of philosophical talent and categorized his work as nothing more than a compilation of previous writers opinions. Diogenes of sinope quotes i threw my cup away when i saw a child drinking from his hands at the trough. Diogenes was a native of sinope, son of hicesius, a banker. Diogenes of sinope, also known as diogenes the cynic, is sitting in the morning sun, the picture of relaxation. He was born in sinope, an ionian colony on the black sea, in 412 or 404 bc. Why is it that today none of diogenes writings survive, despite vast literatures from his philosophical contemporaries having survived. Attributed to diogenes of sinope in let a simile be your umbrella by william safire p. Diocles relates that he went into exile because his father was entrusted with the money of the state. This text was converted to electronic form by data entry and has been proofread to a low level of accuracy. Diogenes humorous performances do not simply constitute the arbitrary. Diogenes laertius in his book lives and opinions of eminent philosophers, says that diogenes of sinope was a student of antisthenes, who in turn was a student of socrates. Jul 30, 2005 among them, the most important and distinctive was diogenes of sinope, who became the archetype of classical cynicism. Handbook of source material kindle edition by laertius, diogenes, chrysostom, dio, aelian, aesop, lucian of samosata, plutarch, athenaeus, redmond, frank.