Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Diogenes the Cynic, [a] also known as Diogenes of Sinope (c. 413/403–c. 324/321 BCE), was an ancient Greek philosopher and one of the founders of Cynicism.Renowned for his ascetic lifestyle, biting wit, and radical critiques of social conventions, he became a legendary figure whose life and teachings have been recounted, often through anecdote, in both antiquity and later cultural traditions.
Alexander und Diogenes by Lovis Corinth, 1894, at the Graphische Sammlung Albertina Alexander and Diogenes, lithograph illustration by Louis Loeb in Century Magazine, 1898. According to legend, Alexander the Great came to visit the philosopher Diogenes of Sinope. Alexander wanted to fulfill a wish for Diogenes and asked him what he desired. [5]
Diogenes Sitting in His Tub (1860) by Jean-Léon Gérôme. There is little record of Cynicism in the 2nd or 1st centuries BC; Cicero (c. 50 BC), who was much interested in Greek philosophy, had little to say about Cynicism, except that "it is to be shunned; for it is opposed to modesty, without which there can be neither right nor honor."
Diogenes Laertius' Lives of the Eminent Philosophers is the best source. μηδείς 18:56, 14 August 2010 (UTC) The "bored holes in the tub" bit sounds like it is based on the old idea you find in older books and pictures that Diogenes' tub was a wooden barrel, whereas in fact it was an earthenware tub.
The literal solvitur ambulando originates with Diogenes the Cynic in an account by Simplicius of Cilicia of a debate against Zeno; upon hearing his opponent's argument, Diogenes silently rose and walked away, thus implying the reality of motion to be so self-evident that any attempt to debate it is meaningless. [2]
The Tub (1886) is a pastel artwork by Impressionist artist, Edgar Degas (1834–1917). It is currently housed in the Musée d'Orsay in Paris.. Moving away from the traditional depictions of nude women, usually in reference to Aphrodite or Venus, Degas provides a snapshot to the intimate activities among average women in their day to day life.
Diogenes or on Servants (Ancient Greek: Διογένης ἢ περὶ οἰκέτων, romanized: Diogenēs e peri oiketōn, Oration 10 in modern corpora) is a short speech delivered by Dio Chrysostom between AD 82 and 96, [1] presenting a dialogue between Diogenes of Sinope and an unnamed traveller, which presents arguments against slavery and consulting oracles.
Diogenes of Babylon (also known as Diogenes of Seleucia; Ancient Greek: Διογένης Βαβυλώνιος; Latin: Diogenes Babylonius; c. 230 – c. 150/140 BC [1]) was a Stoic philosopher. He was the head of the Stoic school in Athens , and he was one of three philosophers sent to Rome in 155 BC.