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Diogenes was doing stand-up: the Cynic method as performance
I do stand-up on the northern circuit and work in a call centre by day. I've just read the Diogenes stories in Diogenes Laertius, and I'm convinced the man was doing comedy, in the serious sense. Look at the famous ones. Plato…
Started by Gemma Pritchard0 replies67 views -
Diogenes and the naked Jain monk are not doing the same thing
I grew up Jain in Ahmedabad and run the family pharmacy. When I read about Diogenes, people kept saying he was like our Digambara monks: no possessions, no shame about the body, indifferent to comfort. There's even a historical thread: a writer…
Started by Hetal Shah4 replies246 views -
How did Cynicism turn into Stoicism? What did Zeno keep from Crates, and what did he drop?
I'm a startup founder in Mumbai, recently burnt out, and reading my way back via the Stoics. Everywhere I read that Stoicism "grew out of" Cynicism, and that Zeno, the founder of Stoicism, studied with the Cynic Crates. But the two seem…
Started by Rohan Desai4 replies164 views -
Diogenes of Sinope
Diogenes of Sinope, exiled from his Black Sea home, lived in Athens and Corinth and became the exemplary Cynic philosopher. He taught less by…