RE: How To Stop Being So Damn Cynical

[jaycobbell]

The word 'cynic' actually came from a greek philosopher "Diogenes of Sinope" its greek meaning is "like a dog" or "dog-like" you can see here in this art picture of Diogenes he used to live like a dog too. He is also my favourite philosopher of all time.

Comments

[kreativ]

Oooh this is interesting @jaycobbell I never knew this...going to look this guy up.

[jaycobbell]

And the great plato said to diogenes "if you pay courts to kings you wont have to wash potatoes" and diogenes replied "if you wash potatoes you have to pay courts to kings"

[bearman]

He was an interesting guy indeed.

[jtstreetman]

From living a simplistic life or being happy with less ?(or something like that ?)I believe ... good call !
Edit; yep, I thought I knew of that, from a sub school of Socrates ...

[jtstreetman]

http://www.iep.utm.edu/cynics/

If Antisthenes was not the first Cynic by name, then the origin of the appellation falls to Diogenes of Sinope, an individual well known for dog-like behavior. As such, the term may have begun as an insult referring to Diogenes’ style of life, especially his proclivity to perform all of his activities in public. Shamelessness, which allowed Diogenes to use any space for any purpose, was primary in the invention of “Diogenes the Dog.”