To start off our story of the Cynics, we need to begin with their name. From Xenophanes to Socrates, to Plato and Aristotle, the world of ancient Greek philosophy was without a doubt a pinnacle of human achievements and it truly shows how the Classical Greeks and their civilization were ahead of their time. There is no doubt that ancient Greek philosophers made a colossal impact on the world and its development, as they laid down the immortal foundations for the abundant world of philosophy that was to come. Put on your thinking cap and look inside yourself – it is time to philosophize! Antisthenes and the Emergence of the Cynics Today we are going to take an in-depth look at this philosophy and the most important Cynics – starting with Antisthenes and going all the way to the famed Diogenes and Crates of Thebes. when asked why he was called a dog, he said that it was because he was loyal to those who give him things, barked at those who give him nothing, and bit the roguesĭiogenes was quite intuitive about other people's personalities.One of the unique philosophical teachings of ancient Greece was Cynicism – a moral and virtuous teaching that really emphasized the pursuit of a pure, honest life. diogenes proceeded to stick out his middle finger and declared that there was the great demagogue of the atheniansĭiogenes was commonly called a dog and even referred to himself as such. Once, some people wished to see the orator demosthenes.
when antisthenes raised a stick against him, diogenes put his head under it and told him to hit him as hard as he could, for he would not leave. There are many stories about diogenes' death one of them is that, as he was dying, he told his friends to throw his body outside without burying it, so that wild beasts might tear his remains apartĭiogenes was an exile from his native land of sinope when he came to athens, he tried to become a pupil of a man named antisthenes, who at first did not want to take him on.
this manifested itself most with plato, whom diogenes constantly harrassed, even the middle of lectures as a result, he threw out his only drinking cup, because a child had beaten him in simplicityĭiogenes was often skeptical and constantly questioned what other people would say. one time, he saw a child drinking water from their hands. plato saw the sizable crowd around him and told them that if they pitied him, they should leave, because he was just doing it to get attentionĭiogenes had very few possessions, as he wanted to live a simple life. they went practically everywhere with him, and he taught them in the best way he could- by making mini-diogeneses who rejected society and material possessions out of themĭiogenes once stood beneath a fountain, unmoving, letting people watch him and pity him. plato thereafter added a stipulation that his featherless biped also had flat nails rather than talonsĭiogenes spent the last part of his life in the house of a man named xeniades, and he taught xeniades's children, with whom he had a very fond relationship. diogenes proceeded to pluck a chicken and declare it to be plato's man. Plato famously described man as a two-legged, featherless animal. when alexander asked him if he could do anything for him, he responded "yes- get out of my sunlight"ĭiogenes had a habit of walking around with a lamp lit in the middle of the day, telling everyone that he was searching for a man. The signs as ridiculous things diogenes the cynic didĪlexander the great loved diogenes and once visited his home- which happened to be an abandoned wine cask- to pay him respect.
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