Diogenes of Sinope was an iconoclast, contrarian, shit-stirrer, square peg, misfit, early
Cynic philosopher, and perhaps a bit of a nut. He certainly the sort of Free Spirit still celebrated in the West where
Hellenistic ideas changed the way people think and talk about things and what they value and thus essentially how they live, especially since the
Renaissance, and which continues to this day.
Notes:
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**Cynicism has changed in meaning from the days of Diogenes to the Modern Era.
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Übermensch means "super-man" in German and refers to a superlative man concept conceived by
Nietzsche.
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