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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]
1848 drawing based on a marble bas relief from the Villa Albani depicting Diogenes of Sinope. New York Public Library. In dieser Datei abgebildete Objekte depicts.
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."
The Statue of Diogenes (Turkish: Diyojen Heykeli) is a monument to the Ancient Greek philosopher Diogenes of Sinope, who was born in Sinop, ancient Asia Minor, Turkey in about 412 BC. Sinop (then known as Sinope) is the birthplace of Diogenes in the 5th century BC. Sinop municipality decided to erect a statue of Diogenes.
Crates (Ancient Greek: Κράτης ὁ Θηβαῖος; c. 365 – c. 285 BC [1]) of Thebes was a Greek Cynic philosopher, [2] the principal pupil of Diogenes of Sinope [2] and the husband of Hipparchia of Maroneia who lived in the same manner as him. [3] Crates gave away his money to live a life of poverty on the streets of Athens.
The two main groups of letters are a set of 51 letters attributed to Diogenes of Sinope, and a set of 36 letters attributed to Crates of Thebes.Most of the letters of Diogenes were probably written or altered in the 1st century BCE, whereas the letters of Crates, some of which seem to be based on the Diogenes letters, probably date from the 1st century CE. [1]
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.