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Diogenes the Cynic - By: Dr. Tami Brady, 08 Oct 2007
The life & the legacy are both wrappedin mystery & controversy. Nothing of Diogenes' philosophical works has survived through to modern day from his lifein the fifth century BCE. Yet, other Greek figures & philosophers are filled with stories & fables about the man who called himself a dog. Unfortunately, these accounts tend to vary substantially on the events of Diogenes' life as well as their opinion on whether Diogenes was a great philosopher or whether he was just completely insane.

Diogenes the Cynic explores all the material & theories about Diogenes. This book looks at what we can truly ascertain about the man's life, examines Diogenes metamorphism into a dog, & details the foundations & philosophy of Cynicismin an attempt to understand both who Diogenes was, what he stood for, & what contributions, if any, the man had on future philosophers.

Diogenes the Cynic is complete enough to be used as a text about Diogenes & Cynicism. The book even includes copies of many of the accounts about this manin the appendix & detailed bibliographies for those wanting to delve deeper into the subject. At the same time though, that this book is so complete, that the reader need not have prior knowledge of the subject matter.