![]() In this point they even have similarities with Socrates. The Cynics, in fact, did not write down doctrines and theories because they were entirely practical. The anecdotal tradition of his alleged deeds, which can be read in Diogenes Laertios and Epitktetus, undoubtedly contributed to this. A major break came only with the Cynics, of whom Diogenes of Sinope, above all others, achieved enduring fame. ![]() If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition.The meme shows the order of teachers and students of the most famous Greek philosophers, whereby Aristotle was rather regarded as the educator of Alexander the Great. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate SAGE Publications_ Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals (1996) Classical Cynicism: A Critical Study. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.ģ. Wes CT: Greenwood.Ģ Branham, Robert Bracht and Marie-Odile Goulet-Cazc, eds (1996) The Cynics: The cynic Movement in Antiquity and Its Legacy for Europe. (1996) Classical Cynicism: A Critical study. Claiming to be a follower of Diogenes, the first Stoic, Zeno of Citium (335-263 BC), wrote in his Republic that 'we should regard all men as our fellow-citizens and local residents, and there should be one way of life and order, like that of a herd grazing together and nurtured by a common law' (Plutarch, LA 329a). Successor: The latter is the Stoic interpretation. ![]() Is Diogenes a nihilistic or an idealistic anarchist? Is he 'the saboteur of his civilization, the nihilist of Hellenism, the parasite of his culture' or the apostle of a higher law and a higher authority (Navia, 1996 (3): 102-3)? In a similar vein, is his cosmopolitanism positive or negative? When he refers to himself as a kosmopolités, a citizen of the cosmos, is he denying all bonds of citizenship or affirming a universal bond? ![]() Questions: Controversy over Diogenes' political ideas concerns the nature of his anarchism and cosmopolitanism. Two books on Cynicism that appeared subsequent to the bibliography are Branham and Goulet-Cazé, 1996 (2), an extensive collection of essays, and Navia, 1996 (3), an important new study.) Literature: (Navia, 1995 (1), is an annotated bibliography of over 700 items on the Cynics. In this saying Diogenes advocates free cohabitation and disavows marriage based on coercion. 'He also said that wives should be held in common, recognizing no marriage except the joining together of him who persuades with her who is persuaded' (D.L. Diogenes implies in this saying that slavery should be a voluntary relation resting on the need of the slave for a master. 'To those who advised him to pursue his runaway slave, he said, "It would be absurd if Manes can live without Diogenes, but Diogenes cannot without Manes"' (D.L. Diogenes had similar anarchistic ideas about slavery and marriage. Coming upon Diogenes sunning himself, Alexander asks what he can do for him and draws the reply, 'Stand out of my light' (D.L. In the same spirit the famous anecdote of Diogenes' encounter with Alexander the Great illustrates among other things his scorn for political power. May be taken, consonant with this, to disavow citizenship in any polis. Sayings entails that no constitution in a polis is correct (and hence just) whereas the first and third 72),Īnd declared himself to be a citizen of the cosmos (kosmopolités) (D.L. VI.38), said that 'the only correct constitution is that in the cosmos' (D.L. Diogenes the Cynic on Anarchism - Dictionary of Arguments Gaus I 315Īnarchism/Diogenes of Sinope/Diogenes the Cynic/Keyt/Miller: claimed to be without a polis (apolis) (D.L.
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