Diogenes also features in Part Four of Elizabeth Smart's By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept. Diogenes was also noted for having mocked Alexander the Great, both in public and to his face when he visited Corinth in 336 BC. 아파테이아(apatheia)란 헬레니즘 시대의 스토아학파가 주장한 정념에서 해방된, 또는 초월한 상태를 말한 것이다. When Diogenes asked Antisthenes to mentor him, Antisthenes ignored him and reportedly "eventually beat him off with his staff". [11] The coins were deliberately defaced in order to render them worthless as legal tender. ", ancient Greek Cynic philosopher from Sinope. No writings of Diogenes survive even though he is reported to have authored over ten books, a volume of letters and seven tragedies. In addition to these virtues, dogs are thought to know instinctively who is friend and who is foe. [56], As noted (see Death), Diogenes' association with dogs was memorialized by the Corinthians, who erected to his memory a pillar on which rested a dog of Parian marble.[38]. His father minted coins for a living, and Diogenes was banished from Sinope when he took to debasement of currency. 6"; William Blake's The Marriage of Heaven and Hell; François Rabelais' Gargantua and Pantagruel; Goethe's poem Genialisch Treiben; Denis Diderot's philosophical novella Rameau's Nephew; as well as in the first sentence of Søren Kierkegaard's novelistic treatise Repetition. The Federalist. He is a figure in Seamus Heaney's The Haw Lantern. He considered his avoidance of earthly pleasures a contrast to and commentary on contemporary Athenian behaviors. The stories told of Diogenes illustrate the logical consistency of his character. He then exclaimed: "Fool that I am, to have been carrying superfluous baggage all this time! [59] The disorder afflicts the elderly and is quite inappropriately named, as Diogenes deliberately rejected common standards of material comfort, and was anything but a hoarder. He used to stroll about in full daylight with a lamp; when asked what he was doing, he would answer, "I am looking for a man. "[50][51], Many anecdotes of Diogenes refer to his dog-like behavior, and his praise of a dog's virtues. The ideas of Diogenes, like those of most other Cynics, must be arrived at indirectly. But taking breakfast is nothing out of place, therefore it is nothing out of place to take breakfast in the marketplace. In The Adventures of Nero album Het Zeespook (1948) Nero meets a character who claims to be Diogenes. "[20] Diogenes believed human beings live artificially and hypocritically and would do well to study the dog. Two scenes in the comic depict famous anecdotes of Diogenes' life, namely the moment when he was looking for a human and the moment when he asked Alexander to get out of his sun. [54] One explanation offered in ancient times for why the Cynics were called dogs was that Antisthenes taught in the Cynosarges gymnasium at Athens. Diogenes' Middle Finger. There he passed his philosophy of Cynicism to Crates, who taught it to Zeno of Citium, who fashioned it into the school of Stoicism, one of the most enduring schools of Greek philosophy. According to one story,[12] Diogenes went to the Oracle at Delphi to ask for her advice and was told that he should "deface the currency". His contemporaries alleged he had held his breath until he expired; although other accounts of his death say he had become ill from eating raw octopus;[35] or to have suffered an infected dog bite. Seinen Lebensunterhalt bestritt er mit diversen Nebenjobs. "[46], Diogenes taught by living example. )에게 많은 영향을 주었다.. 각주 Diogenes the Cynic lived his life as an expression of protest against commercialism and cosmopolitanism. [43] Diogenes viewed Antisthenes as the true heir to Socrates, and shared his love of virtue and indifference to wealth,[44] together with a disdain for general opinion. Diogenes van Babylon, een Grieks stoïcijns filosoof uit de 2e eeuw v.Chr. He scorned not only family and socio-political organization, but also property rights and reputation. When asked why he was called a dog he replied, "I fawn on those who give me anything, I yelp at those who refuse, and I set my teeth in rascals. In Sloterdijk's Critique of Cynical Reason, Diogenes is used as an example of Sloterdijk's idea of the "kynical" – in which personal degradation is used for purposes of community comment or censure. 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He even rejected normal ideas about human decency. [27], According to a story which seems to have originated with Menippus of Gadara,[28] Diogenes was captured by pirates while on voyage to Aegina and sold as a slave in Crete to a Corinthian named Xeniades. [64] The Babylon Bee. Post Last Updated: May 3, 2021 by The Legendary Diogenes The myth of white privilege says blacks are arrested and incarcerated at a higher rate due to systemic racism that exists in the law enforcement and court systems. Dewes. Others who have painted him with his famous lantern include de Ribera, Castiglione, Petrini, Gérôme, Bastien-Lepage, and Waterhouse. [65] William S. Burroughs has been described as "Diogenes with a knife and gun. Diogenes replied, "Yes, stand out of my sunlight." Deze pagina is voor het laatst bewerkt op 23 mrt 2014 om 14:26. His story opens the first chapter of Dolly Freed's 1978 book Possum Living. 또, 이러한 주장은 정념에서 해방된 자유인의 삶을 최고의 윤리적 삶으로 주장한 근대의 스피노자(spinoza, B. No writings of Diogenes survive but there are some details of his life from anecdotes (chreia), especially from Diogenes Laërtius' book Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers and some other sources.[8]. The Hill - Administration. Der Sommer, den du nie mehr vergisst. Alexander then declared, "If I were not Alexander, then I should wish to be Diogenes." Diogenes maintained that all the artificial growths of society were incompatible with happiness and that morality implies a return to the simplicity of nature. "[1] Diogenes became Antisthenes' pupil, despite the brutality with which he was initially received. He inured himself to the weather by living in a clay wine jar[4][20] belonging to the temple of Cybele. [68] Throughout the book, light (from a lantern, flaming cattails and other sources) and darkness plays heavily in the context of the main characters and development of the plot. Diogenes arrived in Athens with a slave named Manes who escaped from him shortly thereafter. There are stories stating he was set free after he became "a cherished member of the household", while one says he was set free almost immediately, and still another states that "he grew old and died at Xeniades's house in Corinth. [3], Diogenes made a virtue of poverty. There are many tales about his dogging Antisthenes' footsteps and becoming his "faithful hound". Bent u hier via een pagina in Wikipedia terechtgekomen? [5][6][7] In another account of the conversation, Alexander found the philosopher looking attentively at a pile of human bones. In Cervantes' short story "The Man of Glass" ("El licenciado Vidriera"), part of the Novelas Ejemplares collection, the (anti-)hero unaccountably begins to channel Diogenes in a string of tart chreiai once he becomes convinced that he is made of glass. Sein vierter Roman, ›Vom Ende der Einsamkeit‹, stand mehr als anderthalb Jahre auf der Bestsellerliste, er wurde u.a. Diogenes has also been the subject of sculptures, with famous bas-relief images by Puget and Pajou. Diogenes gives his own life and opinions in Christoph Martin Wieland's novel Socrates Mainomenos (1770; English translation Socrates Out of His Senses, 1771). It is not known whether Diogenes was insulted with the epithet "doggish" and made a virtue of it, or whether he first took up the dog theme himself. Diogenes is referred to in Anton Chekhov's story "Ward No. Diogenes (/daɪˈɒdʒɪniːz/ dy-OJ-in-eez; Ancient Greek: Διογένης, romanized: Diogénēs [di.oɡénɛːs]), also known as Diogenes the Cynic (Διογένης ὁ Κυνικός, Diogénēs ho Kynikós), was a Greek philosopher and one of the founders of Cynic philosophy. Being asked his trade, he replied that he knew no trade but that of governing men, and that he wished to be sold to a man who needed a master. When asked about his eating in public he said, "If taking breakfast is nothing out of place, then it is nothing out of place in the marketplace. [1] Diogenes responded, "Strike, for you will find no wood hard enough to keep me away from you, so long as I think you've something to say. [9] It seems likely that Diogenes was also enrolled into the banking business aiding his father. John Steeple Davis – The story of the greatest nations, from the dawn of history to the twentieth century (published in 1900) Credit: Public domain. The fourth reason is that the dog is a discriminating animal which can distinguish between its friends and enemies. "[30] He is even said to have lectured to large audiences at the Isthmian Games.[31]. "[34], There are conflicting accounts of Diogenes' death. "The more pity, that fools may not speak wisely what wise men do foolishly." Diogenes kan verwijzen naar: Diogenes van Sinope, een Grieks filosoof van de cynische school (404-323 v.Chr.) This attitude was grounded in a disdain for what he regarded as the folly, pretence, vanity, self-deception, and artificiality of human conduct. In Christopher Moore's Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal, one of Jesus' apostles is a devotee of Diogenes, complete with his own pack of dogs which he refers to as his own disciples. Tor, $17.99 trade paper (432p) ISBN 978-1-250-23636-4 . The dog that Paul Dombey befriends in Charles Dickens' Dombey and Son is called Diogenes. [45] Diogenes shared Socrates's belief that he could function as doctor to men's souls and improve them morally, while at the same time holding contempt for their obtuseness. Quick Info Born about 570 BC Samos, Ionia Died about 490 BC Summary Pythagoras was a Greek philosopher who made important developments in mathematics, astronomy, and the theory of music. Op deze pagina staat een uitleg van de verschillende betekenissen van Diogenes en verwijzingen daarnaartoe. Nothing is known about Diogenes' early life except that his father, Hicesias, was a banker. [21] He destroyed the single wooden bowl he possessed on seeing a peasant boy drink from the hollow of his hands. [39] Cynic ideas are inseparable from Cynic practice; therefore what we know about Diogenes is contained in anecdotes concerning his life and sayings attributed to him in a number of scattered classical sources. He traveled to Athens and made it his life's goal to challenge established customs and values. There are many stories about what actually happened to him after his time with Xeniades's two sons. Dogs live in the present without anxiety, and have no use for the pretensions of abstract philosophy. The scene in which Diogenes discards his cup has been painted by Poussin, Rosa, and Martin; and the story of Diogenes begging from a statue has been depicted by Restout. I've brought you a man," and so the Academy added "with broad flat nails" to the definition. Introduction. Such questions are often posed as problems to be studied or resolved. Ancient busts exist in the museums of the Vatican, the Louvre, and the Capitol. So great was his austerity and simplicity that the Stoics would later claim him to be a wise man or "sophos". Hugh Grady, "A Companion to Shakespeare's Works", Dutton. Diogenes had nothing but disdain for Plato and his abstract philosophy. The accounts of Plutarch and Diogenes Laërtius recount that they exchanged only a few words: while Diogenes was relaxing in the morning sunlight, Alexander, thrilled to meet the famous philosopher, asked if there was any favour he might do for him. The theorem now known as Pythagoras's theorem was known to the Babylonians 1000 years earlier but he may have been the first to prove it. Diogenes, also known as Diogenes the Cynic, was a Greek philosopher and one of the founders of Cynic philosophy. [1] After being exiled, he moved to Athens and criticized many cultural conventions of the city. The Corinthians erected to his memory a pillar on which rested a dog of Parian marble.[38]. De tekst is beschikbaar onder de licentie. "[22][23] It was contrary to Athenian customs to eat within the marketplace, and still he would eat there, for, as he explained when rebuked, it was during the time he was in the marketplace that he felt hungry. He is mimicked by a beggar-spy in Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel's Scion and paid tribute to with a costume in a party by the main character in its sequel, Kushiel's Justice. "[24] (Modern sources often say that Diogenes was looking for an "honest man", but in ancient sources he is simply "looking for a man" – "ἄνθρωπον ζητῶ". Mr. Stephen Kruiser The Morning Brefing May 13, 2021 The GOP Isn't In Turmoil, It's Growing the Hell Up It was one of the loftiest and most sublime philosophies in the record of Western civilization. When asked how he could use the stick since he would lack awareness, he replied: "If I lack awareness, then why should I care what happens to me when I am dead? [33] These stories may be apocryphal. The term "cynic" itself derives from the Greek word κυνικός, kynikos, "dog-like" and that from κύων, kyôn, "dog" (genitive: kynos). "[70], The philosopher's name was adopted by the fictional Diogenes Club, an organization that Sherlock Holmes' brother Mycroft Holmes belongs to in the story "The Greek Interpreter" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. He had a reputation for sleeping and eating wherever he chose in a highly non-traditional fashion, and took to toughening himself against nature. Nach ›Vom Ende der Einsamkeit‹ der lang erwartete neue Roman von Benedict Wells – HARD LAND. [16] Whether the two ever really met is still uncertain,[17][18][19] but he surpassed his master in both reputation and the austerity of his life. Diogenes' name has been applied to a behavioural disorder characterised by apparently involuntary self-neglect and hoarding. [55] The word Cynosarges means the place of the white dog. "[32], It was in Corinth that a meeting between Alexander the Great and Diogenes is supposed to have taken place. "[37] To the end, Diogenes made fun of people's excessive concern with the "proper" treatment of the dead. First because of the indifference of their way of life, for they make a cult of indifference and, like dogs, eat and make love in public, go barefoot, and sleep in tubs and at crossroads. Diogenes Laërtius, een Romeins historicus en biograaf Pas dan de verwijzing naar deze doorverwijspagina aan, zodat toekomstige bezoekers direct op de juiste pagina terechtkomen. The Vulgar Curmudgeon. An exile and an outcast, a man with no social identity, Diogenes made a mark on his contemporaries. [62], In the Suske en Wiske album De Mottenvanger Suske and Wiske travel back to ancient Greece, where they meet Diogenes.[63]. In the Rodgers and Hart musical The Boys from Syracuse (1938), the song Oh Diogenes!—which extols the philosopher's virtues—contains the lyrics "there was an old zany/ who lived in a tub;/ he had so many flea-bites / he didn't know where to rub. Diogenes is said to have eaten in the marketplace,[47] urinated on some people who insulted him,[48] defecated in the theatre,[49] and masturbated in public. In his words, "Humans have complicated every simple gift of the gods. Along with Antisthenes and Crates of Thebes, Diogenes is considered one of the founders of Cynicism. [69] "Timonism" is in fact often contrasted with "Cynicism": "Cynics saw what people could be and were angered by what they had become; Timonists felt humans were hopelessly stupid & uncaring by nature and so saw no hope for change. The Spectator. [52] Unlike human beings who either dupe others or are duped, dogs will give an honest bark at the truth. https://nl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Diogenes&oldid=40853603, Creative Commons Naamsvermelding/Gelijk delen. [11][12] This aspect of the story seems to be corroborated by archaeology: large numbers of defaced coins (smashed with a large chisel stamp) have been discovered at Sinope dating from the middle of the 4th century BC, and other coins of the time bear the name of Hicesias as the official who minted them. 460 v.Chr.) Diogenes Laërtius, vi. Besides performing natural body functions in public with ease, a dog will eat anything, and make no fuss about where to sleep. [11] Sinope was being disputed between pro-Persian and pro-Greek factions in the 4th century, and there may have been political rather than financial motives behind the act. Foucault expands this reading in his last course at the Collège de France, The Courage of Truth. Tarsus, as the principal town of Cilicia, was the seat of a Persian satrapy from 400 BC onward. The Exiled Fleet J.S. This distinction between nature ("physis") and custom ("nomos") is a favourite theme of ancient Greek philosophy, and one that Plato takes up in The Republic, in the legend of the Ring of Gyges.[14]. [57], There is another discussion of Diogenes and the Cynics in Michel Foucault's book Fearless Speech. The famous story of Diogenes searching for an "honest man" has been depicted by Jordaens, van Everdingen, van der Werff, Pannini, Steen and Corinth. He was born in Sinope, an Ionian colony on the Black Sea coast of modern-day Turkey,[1] in 412 or 404 BC and died at Corinth in 323 BC. The Lid. At some point (the exact date is unknown), Hicesias and Diogenes became involved in a scandal involving the adulteration or debasement of the currency,[10] and Diogenes was exiled from the city and lost his citizenship and all his material possessions. Stoicism, a school of thought that flourished in Greek and Roman antiquity. He argued that instead of being troubled about the true nature of evil, people merely rely on customary interpretations. Calling the practice of this tactic "kynismos", Sloterdijk theorizes that the kynical actor actually embodies the message he is trying to convey and that the kynical actor's goal is typically a false regression that mocks authority – especially authority that the kynical actor considers corrupt, suspect or unworthy. Among artists who have painted the famous encounter of Diogenes with Alexander, there are works by de Crayer, de Vos, Assereto, Langetti, Sevin, Sebastiano Ricci, Gandolfi, Johann Christian Thomas Wink [de], Abildgaard, Monsiau, Martin, and Daumier. The many allusions to dogs in Shakespeare's Timon of Athens are references to the school of Cynicism that could be interpreted as suggesting a parallel between the misanthropic hermit, Timon, and Diogenes; but Shakespeare would have had access to Michel de Montaigne's essay, "Of Democritus and Heraclitus", which emphasised their differences: Timon actively wishes men ill and shuns them as dangerous, whereas Diogenes esteems them so little that contact with them could not disturb him. In Raphael's fresco The School of Athens, a lone reclining figure in the foreground represents Diogenes.[61]. Diogenes stated that "other dogs bite their enemies, I bite my friends to save them."[53]. Bibsys: 95001377 Biblioteca Nacional de España: XX1040046 Bibliothèque nationale de France: cb134989147 (data) Catàleg d'autoritats de noms i títols de Catalunya: a10488297 Gemeinsame Normdatei: 118525867 International Standard Name Identifier: 0000 0000 9260 571X Library of Congress Control Number: n50060366 Nationale Bibliotheek van Letland: 000072807 Nationale Bibliotheek van … Las nuevas tecnologías han traído cambios radicales en nuestras vidas. It is called such as its members are educated, yet untalkative and have a dislike of socialising, much like the philosopher himself[citation needed]. [4] He became notorious for his philosophical stunts, such as carrying a lamp during the day, claiming to be looking for a man (often rendered in English as "looking for an honest man"). He modeled himself on the example of Heracles, and believed that virtue was better revealed in action than in theory. He used his simple lifestyle and behavior to criticize the social values and institutions of what he saw as a corrupt, confused society. The Gateway Pundit. Upland Game Adventures. Here Foucault discusses Diogenes' antics in relation to the speaking of truth (parrhesia) in the ancient world. Diogenes (/ d aɪ ˈ ɒ dʒ ɪ n iː z / dy-OJ-in-eez; Ancient Greek: Διογένης, romanized: Diogénēs [di.oɡénɛːs]), also known as Diogenes the Cynic (Διογένης ὁ Κυνικός, Diogénēs ho Kynikós), was a Greek philosopher and one of the founders of Cynic philosophy. Xenophon as pictured by an 19th century artist, leading the Ten Thousand in the Persian campaign. Benedict Wells wurde 1984 in München geboren, zog nach dem Abitur nach Berlin und entschied sich gegen ein Studium, um zu schreiben. Alexander's meeting with Diogenes is portrayed in Valerio Manfredi's (Alexander Trilogy) "The Ends of the Earth". Diogenes van Apollonia, een Grieks presocratisch filosoof (ca. Die Hard Land Website, mit Leseprobe, Soundtrack, Trailer und mehr! Both in ancient and in modern times, Diogenes' personality has appealed strongly to sculptors and to painters. [36] When asked how he wished to be buried, he left instructions to be thrown outside the city wall so wild animals could feast on his body. He criticized Plato, disputed his interpretation of Socrates, and sabotaged his lectures, sometimes distracting listeners by bringing food and eating during the discussions. Alexander and Diogenes (Credit: Getty Images) Alexander’s father, Philip II of Macedon, hired Aristotle, one of history’s greatest philosophers,, to educate the 13-year-old prince. The story of Diogenes and the lamp is referenced by the character Foma Fomitch in Fyodor Dostoevsky's "The Friend of the Family" as well as "The Idiot". The second reason is that the dog is a shameless animal, and they make a cult of shamelessness, not as being beneath modesty, but as superior to it. So do they recognize as friends those who are suited to philosophy, and receive them kindly, while those unfitted they drive away, like dogs, by barking at them. He was attracted by the ascetic teaching of Antisthenes, a student of Socrates. The character Lucy Snowe in Charlotte Brontë's novel Villette is given the nickname Diogenes. He tried to demonstrate that wisdom and happiness belong to the man who is independent of society and that civilization is regressive. With characteristic humor, Diogenes dismissed his ill fortune by saying, "If Manes can live without Diogenes, why not Diogenes without Manes? Diogenes looked for a man but reputedly found nothing but rascals and scoundrels. Later Cynics also sought to turn the word to their advantage, as a later commentator explained: There are four reasons why the Cynics are so named. [1] The unreasoning behavior of the people around him means that they do not qualify as men.) Diogenes is the primary model for the philosopher Didactylos in Terry Pratchett's Small Gods. The group is the focus of a number of Holmes pastiches by Kim Newman. He found the figure of a master who could do nothing for himself contemptibly helpless. "[50] On the indecency of his masturbating in public he would say, "If only it were as easy to banish hunger by rubbing my belly. [13] During this time there was much counterfeit money circulating in Sinope. Diogenes explained, "I am searching for the bones of your father but cannot distinguish them from those of a slave. 6, 18, 21; Dio Chrysostom, The original Greek word describing Diogenes' "jar" is, Examined Lives from Socrates to Nietzsche by James Miller p. 76, Examined Lives from Socrates to Nietzsche by James Miller p. 78, Examined lives from Socrates to Nietzsche by James Miller, There is a similar anecdote in one of the dialogues of, Examined Lives from Socrates to Nietzsche by James Miller p. 80, See the 7 March lecture Michel Foucault, The Courage of the Truth Lectures at the Collège de France (Palgrave Macmillan, 2011). He begged for a living and often slept in a large ceramic jar, or pithos, in the marketplace. Traction Control. [25], According to Diogenes Laërtius, when Plato gave the tongue-in-cheek[26] definition of man as "featherless bipeds," Diogenes plucked a chicken and brought it into Plato's Academy, saying, "Behold! [2] R & Howard J., Blakewell Publishing, 2003. The term was probably coined by Pythagoras (c. 570 – c. 495 BCE). The Bleat (James Lileks) The Daily Caller. The interview between Diogenes and Alexander is represented in an ancient marble bas-relief found in the Villa Albani. Indeed, Xenophon records that in 401 BC, when Cyrus the Younger marched against Babylon, the city was governed by King Syennesis in the name of the Persian monarch. He is also portrayed living in a barrel. The third reason is that the dog is a good guard, and they guard the tenets of their philosophy. Although most of the stories about his living in a jar[4] are located in Athens, there are some accounts of his living in a jar near the Craneum gymnasium in Corinth: A report that Philip was marching on the town had thrown all Corinth into a bustle; one was furbishing his arms, another wheeling stones, a third patching the wall, a fourth strengthening a battlement, every one making himself useful somehow or other. "[40] Although Socrates had previously identified himself as belonging to the world, rather than a city,[41] Diogenes is credited with the first known use of the word "cosmopolitan". Diogenes is discussed in a 1983 book by German philosopher Peter Sloterdijk (English language publication in 1987). He was born in Sinope, an Ionian colony on the Black Sea coast of modern-day Turkey, [1] in 412 or 404 BC and died at Corinth in 323 BC. Victor Davis Hanson Private Papers. Diogenes having nothing to do—of course no one thought of giving him a job—was moved by the sight to gather up his philosopher's cloak and begin rolling his tub-dwelling energetically up and down the Craneum; an acquaintance asked, and got, the explanation: "I do not want to be thought the only idler in such a busy multitude; I am rolling my tub to be like the rest. In this course Foucault tries to establish an alternative conception of militancy and revolution through a reading of Diogenes and Cynicism.[58]. 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