Lesson 10-Diogenes and Alexander Part Two Backgroumd Iformation W BTL E ENTER
W B T L E Lesson 10 – Diogenes and Alexander Part Two ENTER
Lesson 10- Diogenes and Alexande Background Information Contents L。 Author II。 Diogenes III Cynicism IV Alexander the Great v。 Aristotle& Plato VI。 Hercules W BTL E BAC
W B T L E Lesson 10 – Diogenes and Alexander I. Author II. Diogenes III.Cynicism IV. Alexander the Great V. Aristotle & Plato VI. Hercules Background Information
Lesson 10- Diogenes and Alexande . Author Gilbert Highet (1906-1978)was US educator, author, and critic He is noted for popularizing intellectual topics; wrote Anatomy of Satire, 1962 W BTL E The end of author
W B T L E Gilbert Highet (1906—1978) was US “educator, author, and critic”. “He is noted for popularizing intellectual topics; wrote ‘Anatomy of Satire,’ 1962.” Lesson 10 – Diogenes and Alexander I. Author The end of Author
Lesson 10- Diogenes and Alexande II.① genes Diogenes:(412 B.C.- 324 B.C., Greek philosopher who founded the Cynic school of philosophy, stressing self control and the pursuit of virtue. He was the son of hicesias who was exiled from his home town of Sinope, allegedly for defacing its debased currency. Thereafter, he lived in streets of Corinth and Athens where he is said to have lived in a barrel. He became the prototype of Cynicism. W BTL E To be continued on the next page
W B T L E Diogenes: (412 B.C. — 324 B.C.), Greek philosopher who founded the Cynic school of philosophy, stressing selfcontrol and the pursuit of virtue. He was the son of Hicesias, who was exiled from his home town of Sinope, allegedly for defacing its debased currency. Thereafter, he lived in streets of Corinth and Athens where he is said to have lived in a barrel. He became the prototype of Cynicism. Lesson 10 – Diogenes and Alexander II. Diogenes To be continued on the next page
Lesson 10- Diogenes and Alexande II.① genes Diogenes has been described as a Socrates gone mad. Like socrates he saw himself encouraging men to examine their own behaviour, and to live a virtuous life. By this, he meant a life of total self sufficiency free from social restraint and distracting desires Living life according to nature was interpreted by Diogenes to mean a back to the basic existence Virtue lay in requiring the bare minimum for existence. He lived the life of a true ascetic W BTL E To be continued on the next page
W B T L E Diogenes has been described as a Socrates gone mad. Like Socrates, he saw himself encouraging men to examine their own behaviour, and to live a virtuous life. By this, he meant a life of total self sufficiency free from social restraint, and distracting desires. Living life according to nature was interpreted by Diogenes to mean a back to the basic existence. Virtue lay in requiring the bare minimum for existence. He lived the life of a true ascetic. Lesson 10 – Diogenes and Alexander II. Diogenes To be continued on the next page