Diogenes

GPTKB entity

Statements (77)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:species
gptkbp:advocates_for living in accordance with nature
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Athens
gptkbp:birth_date c. 412 BC
gptkbp:born gptkb:Sinope
gptkbp:can_be a lantern
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:Socrates
gptkbp:death_date c. 323 BC
gptkbp:famous_for Cynicism
his wit
Carrying a lantern in daylight
Living in a large ceramic jar
Rejecting social conventions
gptkbp:famous_quote " The foundation of every state is the education of its youth."
" I am a citizen of the world."
" I am looking for an honest man."
" I have come to bury Plato, not to praise him."
" The sun, too, shines on the wicked."
" The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."
" He has the most who is most content with the least."
" A wise man is not governed by others, nor is he a slave to his desires."
" I throw my cup away when I see a child drinking from his hands."
" It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
gptkbp:has_a gptkb:dog_breed
gptkbp:has_method I am looking for an honest man.
I am a citizen of the world.
The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.
The most important thing is to be true to yourself.
The only way to deal with the world is to be indifferent to it.
I am looking for a human.
I do not want to be a king, I want to be free.
I have come to bury Plato, not to praise him.
I have no need of a city.
I would rather be mad than be a fool.
The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.
The wise man is indifferent to everything.
It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours.
A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone.
I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world.
He has the most who is most content with the least.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Diogenes
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Socrates
gptkbp:is_criticized_for social conventions
gptkbp:is_known_for challenge authority
his unconventional lifestyle
his philosophical debates
his philosophical teachings
his disregard for social etiquette
his disdain for material wealth
advocate for a simple life
his provocative behavior
his public acts of defiance
his rejection of luxury
live in a way that rejected societal norms
live in accordance with his beliefs.
live in extreme simplicity
live without possessions
mock Plato
use humor to make a point
gptkbp:is_used_to live in poverty
gptkbp:known_for Cynicism
living in a barrel
gptkbp:lives_in gptkb:Athens
gptkbp:participated_in accept money
gptkbp:philosophy Cynicism
gptkbp:religion self-sufficiency
virtue as the only good
gptkbp:training gptkb:Antisthenes
gptkbp:was_a gptkb:church
gptkb:High_School
gptkb:literary_work
founder of Cynicism
cynic philosopher
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_School_of_Athens
gptkb:The_Lives_of_the_Noble_Greeks_and_Romans
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4