Perhaps the most brilliant and eccentric philosopher to have actually lived.
Greater than mediocre minds like Aristotle, Plato, or Socrates.
Discuss.
Diogenes was a true genius ahead of his time.
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@Sir.Lancelot
Perhaps the most brilliant and eccentric philosopher to have actually lived.
A cynic, socially inept, and unable to make a decent living, eccentric yes, brilliant not so much.
You are toast. Einstein couldn't win that debate.
Greater than mediocre minds like Aristotle, Plato, or Socrates.
One this site's mountain of insane comments, this one rises to the mountaintop.
His ideas are always valid. One could even say that they solve many if not all world problems.
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@Sir.Lancelot
I always find it amusing that written references to Diogenes usually say.
Diogenes, sometimes pronounced Diogenes.
What say you Sir.Lancelot?
Sometimes pronounced Sir.Lancelot.
From ZedVictor4
Sometimes pronounced ZedVictor4.
Not sure that Diogenes or Diogenes was anything more than a lazy debauched Greek son of a banker.
As for thinking, most people do it for free.
Now, Zeno he was Stoic.
Sometimes pronounced Zeno.
And as for old So Crates.
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@Sir.Lancelot
To put it simply, Diogenes was a woke, anarchist hobo-philosopher which may just be, the best kind of philosopher.
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@FLRW
No.
He was the best philosopher, in-spite of all those character flaws.
Fan of the guy who laughed at all value systems, might be all you need to know about someone....