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Diogenes of Sinope (412-323 B.C.) was a real Greek philosopher of the Cynic school and arguably the world's first standup comedian. From wanking and pooping in the marketplace, to harassing his famous contemporary Plato, to wearing rags or nothing at all while living in a big empty wine jar, all sources from antiquity agree that this man was a one-of-a-kind phenomenon. He was forever comparing himself to the dogs who were his constant companions, saying: "I fawn on those who feed me, bark at those who refuse me, and bite when I smell evil." One might say that he was the first "urban primitive" type - others might prefer the term punk rocker. Diogenes was dedicated to exposing the folly of Custom as opposed to the wisdom of Nature, and like any incurable outsider he was always itching to expose the bullshit being sold by those in positions of power. His most famous bit of rebel street theater is familiar to many even today: He used to wander the city with a lamp peering closely into faces, and when asked what he was about he'd reply that he was looking for an honest man. When his subject of study inquired if he'd found any, he'd invariably reply in the negative before moving on.This little book is my attempt to cobble together the words and deeds of this "King of the Dogs" into a narrative which, by its nature, cannot fail to entertain. We know for certain that the historical Diogenes was banished from his hometown of Sinope on the coast of the Black Sea for "debasing the coinage." He came to Athens where he lived in public because "the Athenians had provided him with such a fine residence" - by which he meant the splendid temples and the marble colonnades of the stoa which framed the marketplace or agora. It also seems that he did indeed meet with Alexander the Great who said famously: "If I were not Alexander, I should wish to be Diogenes."What greater praise could a mortal man earn? And all because Diogenes had, through a lifetime of intentional poverty, discomfort, and indifference to social standards, had mastered the art of not giving a shit. We could all do with a bit of that these days.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9798645108632
  • Publisher: Independently Published
  • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 194
  • Spine Width: 11 mm
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 8645108631
  • Publisher Date: 11 May 2020
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 290 gr


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