Diogenes of sinope by individual philosopher philosophy. Books by diogenes of sinope author of diogenes the cynic. His father minted coins for a living, and diogenes was banished from sinope when he took to debasement of currency. He released it into one of the classrooms, saying, behold platos human being.
The most extensive account is from diogenes laertes, writing almost 500 years after diogenes lived. Diogenes of sinope quotes author of diogenes the cynic. But eubulides in his book on diogenes says that diogenes himself did this and was forced. Diogenes of sinope, cynics, philosophy, language, concept, abstraction. The life of diogenes of sinope in diogenes laertius ancient.
He was one of the founders and the archetypical practitioner of the ancient greek philosophical school of cynicism. Diogenes was a native of sinope, the son of tresius, a moneychanger. He was born in sinope, an ionian colony on the black sea, in 412 or 404 bc and died at corinth in. The following is the life of diogenes from laertius work. Diogenes was a native of sinope, son of hicesius, a banker.
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