diogenes

This is reminiscent of the teacher and philosopher Diogenes [1], who lived in a large tub in the Athens marketplace.

The Diogenes quotes are interesting, but don't they lampoon Neo Platonic thought more than Plato himself?

To be fair on him, Diogenes never said they couldn't, he said he couldn't.

Diogenes, Aristippus, and Dionysus A philosopher named Aristippus, who had quite willingly sucked up to Dionysus and won himself a spot at his court, saw Diogenes cooking lentils for a meal.

I also think that Diogenes of Sinope would have a great deal to say concerning the matter.

And Diogenes thought he had it bad when looking for an honest man.

And I don't care if Diogenes says he likes it in there, he's probably just drunk.

I can name four right off the top of my head: Aristophanes, Aeschylus, Diogenes (different man from the philosopher) and Euripides.

I'll simply note a certain dissonance in calling Diogenes serious, as you seem to.

He's truly a prophet, like Diogenes or Ezekiel.

I have downloaded and tried to play with Diogenes several times.

I hadn't read about Diogenes in detail before.

Exactly, and that someone is the humble "Diogenes of Sinope"

Diogenes replied, "Yes, stand out of my sunlight".

Hm, I stand with Diogenes Laertius on this: "Moderation is best".

As told by wikipedia: > "When Plato gave Socrates' definition of man as "featherless bipeds" and was much praised for the definition, Diogenes plucked a chicken and brought it into Plato's Academy, saying, "Behold!

My favourite account of Plato involves one of his alleged interactions with Diogenes.

Diogenes sounds like a wise-cracking egotist, drunk on virtue.

We've gone off-topic, though: the main point here is that Diogenes' own philosophy is worthy, even though society at that time found it less palatable than Plato's.