Diogenes of Sinope
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Diogenes of Sinope was an ancient Greek philosopher and one of the founders of Cynicism, known for his ascetic lifestyle, sharp wit, and public challenges to social conventions.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Diogenes of Sinope canonical | 13 |
| Alexander and Diogenes | 1 |
| Diogenes | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T564512 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Diogenes of Sinope Context triple: [Antisthenes, influenced, Diogenes of Sinope]
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Antisthenes
Antisthenes was an ancient Greek philosopher, a pupil of Socrates and a key forerunner of Cynicism known for his advocacy of virtue, self-sufficiency, and ascetic living.
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Zeno of Citium
Zeno of Citium was an ancient Greek philosopher who founded the Stoic school, emphasizing virtue, reason, and living in accordance with nature.
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Euclid of Megara
Euclid of Megara was an ancient Greek philosopher, founder of the Megarian school, known for combining Socratic ethics with Eleatic logic and dialectical methods.
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Aristippus
Aristippus was an ancient Greek philosopher from Cyrene, best known as the founder of the Cyrenaic school, which taught that immediate physical pleasure is the highest good.
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Cleanthes of Assos
Cleanthes of Assos was an ancient Greek Stoic philosopher, successor to Zeno of Citium as head of the Stoic school, known for his piety, moral rigor, and the famous "Hymn to Zeus."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Diogenes of Sinope Target entity description: Diogenes of Sinope was an ancient Greek philosopher and one of the founders of Cynicism, known for his ascetic lifestyle, sharp wit, and public challenges to social conventions.
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Antisthenes
Antisthenes was an ancient Greek philosopher, a pupil of Socrates and a key forerunner of Cynicism known for his advocacy of virtue, self-sufficiency, and ascetic living.
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B.
Zeno of Citium
Zeno of Citium was an ancient Greek philosopher who founded the Stoic school, emphasizing virtue, reason, and living in accordance with nature.
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C.
Euclid of Megara
Euclid of Megara was an ancient Greek philosopher, founder of the Megarian school, known for combining Socratic ethics with Eleatic logic and dialectical methods.
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D.
Aristippus
Aristippus was an ancient Greek philosopher from Cyrene, best known as the founder of the Cyrenaic school, which taught that immediate physical pleasure is the highest good.
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E.
Cleanthes of Assos
Cleanthes of Assos was an ancient Greek Stoic philosopher, successor to Zeno of Citium as head of the Stoic school, known for his piety, moral rigor, and the famous "Hymn to Zeus."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Cynic philosopher
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ancient Greek philosopher ⓘ person ⓘ |
| anecdote |
asked Alexander the Great to stand out of his sunlight
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lived in a pithos (large jar) in Athens ⓘ threw away his cup after seeing a boy drink with his hands ⓘ walked with a lantern in daylight claiming to look for an honest man ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfBirth |
c. 404 BCE
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c. 412 BCE ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfDeath | c. 323 BCE ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Greek Antiquity
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surface form:
Ancient Greece
Asia Minor ⓘ Pontus ⓘ Sinop ⓘ Sinop ⓘ
surface form:
Sinope
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| coreIdea |
conventional values such as wealth and status are worthless
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happiness is achieved through simplicity and self-sufficiency ⓘ shamelessness can be a philosophical practice ⓘ social customs should be tested against nature and reason ⓘ virtue is the only true good ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Greek Antiquity
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surface form:
Ancient Greece
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| ethnicGroup | Greek ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| influenced |
Crates of Thebes
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Menippus ⓘ Stoicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Stoics
Stoicism ⓘ Zeno of Citium ⓘ later Cynics ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Antisthenes
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Socrates ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocating self-sufficiency (autarkeia)
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carrying a lamp in daylight searching for an honest man ⓘ encounter with Alexander the Great ⓘ living according to nature ⓘ parrhesia (frank speech) ⓘ rejecting material wealth ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| movement | Cynicism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ascetic lifestyle
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founding Cynic philosophy ⓘ living in a large storage jar in Athens ⓘ public criticism of social conventions ⓘ sharp wit and satire ⓘ |
| occupation |
moral teacher
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philosopher ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Cynicism ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Diogenes Laertius, Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers
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surface form:
Diogenes Laërtius
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| portrayedIn | Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| residence |
Athens
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Corinth ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
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Referenced by (15)
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this entity surface form:
Alexander and Diogenes
Diogenes Laertius, Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers
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this entity surface form:
Diogenes