Diogenes of sinope biography of mahatma
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Diogenes
Not to be confused with Diogenes of Babylon.
4th-century BC Greek Cynic philosopher
For other uses, see Diogenes (disambiguation).
Diogenes (dy-OJ-in-eez; Ancient Greek: Διογένης, romanized: Diogénēs[di.oɡénɛːs]), also known as Diogenes the Cynic (Διογένης ὁ Κυνικός, Diogénēs ho Kynikós) or Diogenes of Sinope, was a Greek philosopher and one of the founders of Cynicism.
Diogenes of sinope biography of mahatma
He was born in Sinope, an Ionian colony on the Black Sea coast of Anatolia, in 412 or 404 BC and died at Corinth in 323 BC.[1]
Diogenes was a controversial figure. He was banished, or he fled, from Sinope over debasement of currency.
He was the son of the mintmaster of Sinope, and there is some debate as to whether it was he, his father, or both who had debased the Sinopian currency.[2] After his hasty departure from Sinope he moved to Athens where he proceeded to criticize many conventions of Athens of that day.
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