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    ὁ Κυνικός, Diogénēs ho Kynikós) or Diogenes of Sinope, was a Greek philosopher and one of the founders of Cynicism. He was born in Sinope, an Ionian colony...
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    The meeting of Diogenes of Sinope and Alexander the Great is one of the most discussed anecdotes from philosophical history. Many versions of it exist...
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  • Diogenes Laërtius (/daɪˌɒdʒɪniːz leɪˈɜːrʃiəs/ dy-OJ-in-eez lay-UR-shee-əs; Greek: Διογένης Λαέρτιος, Laertios; fl. 3rd century AD) was a biographer of...
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    to Cynicism. There are many later tales about the infamous Cynic Diogenes of Sinope dogging Antisthenes' footsteps and becoming his faithful hound, but...
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    Pseudo-Diogenes 24. The letter in question is part of the Cynic epistles, none of which are considered authentic nor written by Diogenes of Sinope as scholars...
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    to Trajan on the virtues of a sovereign; four on the character of Diogenes of Sinope, on the troubles to which men expose themselves by deserting the path...
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    Athens but relents on most of them after meeting with the philosopher Diogenes of Sinope. Alexander next plots an attack on Persia and starts leading his troops...
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    Busuttil. The Cynic philosopher Diogenes of Sinope, Aristotle's contemporary, according to the testimony of Diogenes Laertius, referred to himself as...
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    Cambridge university press. p. 155. Cf. Plato, Republic Book II Diogenes of Sinope, quoted by Stobaeus, Florilegium, iii. 13. 44. ""Logical Rudeness""...
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    Athens. Perhaps most remarkable is a letter purporting to come from Diogenes of Sinope addressed to the people of Maroneia: You did well when you changed...
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  • conventional desires, preferring a simple life free from all possessions. Diogenes of Sinope (c. 412 – c. 323 BCE) is most frequently seen as the perfect embodiment...
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    Eminent Philosophers by the third-century AD biographer Diogenes Laërtius, Diogenes of Sinope, the fourth-century BC Cynic philosopher, often masturbated...
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    reference to his physical girth. According to Alexander Polyhistor, quoted by Diogenes Laërtius, his actual name was Aristocles, son of Ariston, of the deme (suburb)...
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    Technologies Through the Centuries. London: IWA Publishing. p. 5. Benton and DiYanni 1998, p. 67. Bourbon 1998, p 34 Letesson, Quentin (January 2013). "Minoan...
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    grounds that Apollo, being immortal, would tire of her when she grew old. Sinope, a nymph, was approached by the amorous Apollo. She made him promise that...
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    hedonism, arguing that pleasure was the only true good. Cynics such as Diogenes of Sinope rejected all material possessions and social conventions (nomos) as...
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    Renaissance collection of Cynic sayings and anecdotes", particular of Diogenes (from Diogenes Laertius.) One of these was published independently, as How to...
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    Ippolito, P. (1999). La vita di Euripide (in Italian). Naples: Dipartimento di Filologia Classica dell'Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II. Kitto...
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    List of cultural references in the Divine Comedy (category Cultural depictions of Diogenes)
    love"), Dante places her amongst the sexual sinners. Inf. V, 61–62. Diogenes of Sinope (c. 412–323 BCE): Greek philosopher. Encountered by Dante in Limbo...
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    in Greece", in: Storia, Poesia e Pensiero nel Mondo antico. Studi in Onore di M. Gigante, Rome, 1994. Snodgrass, Anthony M. (c. 2000). The dark age of Greece :...
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  • syndrome, Miss Havisham syndrome, Plyushkin syndrome)– Diogenes of Sinope (the particular usage, Diogenes syndrome, is deemed to be a misnomer) Doege–Potter...
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    in Greek style. According to Epiphanius, Hadrian appointed Aquila from Sinope in Pontus as "overseer of the work of building the city", since he was related...
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    Sources of Diogenes Laertius" ("Beiträge zur Quellenkunde und Kritik des Laertius Diogenes"), examined the origins of the ideas of Diogenes Laërtius. Though...
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    Anaxagoras Anaximander Anaximenes Antisthenes Aristotle Democritus Diogenes of Sinope Empedocles Epicurus Gorgias Heraclitus Hypatia Leucippus Parmenides...
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  • Diogenes of Oenoanda Diogenes of Seleucia (Epicurean) Diogenes of Sinope Diogenes of Tarsus Diogenes the Cynic Dionysian Dionysian and Apollonian Dionysius...
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  • natural philosophy and ethics, of which little remains. Lost works of Diogenes of Sinope He is reported to have written several books, none of which has survived...
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    Greeks. Many Greek-founded colonies are well known cities to this day. Sinope and Trabzon (Greek: Τραπεζοῦς Trapezous), were founded by Milesian traders...
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    progress over the 19th century starting with the founding of the Instituto di Corrispondenza in Rome in 1828 (later the German Archaeological Institute)...
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    philosopher of moderation; Zeno of Citium, the founder of Stoicism; and Diogenes of Sinope, the famous Cynic. The oath of Hippocrates, the father of medicine...
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    Cardinal Borgia's collection at Velletri, discussed in Luigi Lanza, ‘’,Saggio di lingua Latina e altri antichi d’Italia'’, vol. I, 2nd ed. Florence 1824. Lytton...
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