Diogenes
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It was only a matter of time before Diogenes, a charter member of the Cynic movement that began in the fourth century B.C., got his turn.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025
Her subtitle credits Diogenes with a “revolutionary philosophy,” a grand claim that runs counter to recent scholarly treatments.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025
Vainglorious comments made by Diogenes when he himself was enslaved—captured and sold by pirates—indicate that even then he saw himself more as master than servant.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025
“Most of the album is sort of about me being a bit of a Diogenes about the ills of modernity while still celebrating them.”
From Salon • Nov. 7, 2025
“When Diogenes the Cynic heard, in a debate, that there was no such thing as change nor motion, he refuted the charge by walking about the stage during his opponent’s speech, waggling his legs.”
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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