The Philosopher Who Urinated On People | DIOGENES 

Alexander: "If I were not Alexander, I think I would like to be Diogenes." Diogenes: "If I were not Diogenes, I would like to be Diogenes"

Hi all, I know: Plato said "featherless biped" and not "featherless chicken". My mistake!

"I'm looking for a human being" , I guess we all feel like this.

If Diogenes was a neighborhood kid in the 1960s, my grandparents would've said he's "quite a character."

"Wealth is in not having too many great possessions but in having a few wants. " Epictetus

Smart man! He’s lucky they didn’t tax him for living in a barrel at that time though

Diogenes the dog was an interesting figure and certainly not a hypocrite. Evan Alexander the great admired him.

Diogenes was the first real example of a Cosmopolitan individual, no matter where he went he could make himself at home. He wasn’t bound by social norms and freed himself of the anxieties these social norms carry. He showed the world that one can be completely self-sufficient and find contentment and happiness in the simple things. People may have ridiculed him then but he has become an example on philosophical resistance over social control and false virtues. He was so grounded in his philosophical lifestyle that even ALEXANDER THE GREAT showed him respect. Not an easy thing to accomplish and he did it by just being true to himself. We can learn a lot from Diogenes, especially now with society becoming more self absorbed and morally corrupt than ever, a little of Diogenes’ self-sufficient resilience and philosophical wisdom could do all of us some good. No totalitarian government can control a society of philosophers, they are check against corruption and social injustice and carry the torch of creative ideas, critical thinking and moral virtue. There’s a statue of Diogenes in both Corinth and Sinope today, that should say something for the impact he had on Greek culture on even modern culture because we are still praising him today. He was “The Dude” of the ancient world.

So there were trolls in the ancient times.

I bet when people told him to piss off they didn't think he would take it quite literally. Commoner: "Why don't you piss off Diogenes!" Diogenes: "well don't mind if I do ;)"

Today he would be called homeless and mentally ill. He would also be walked over and ignored on the street because most do not pay attention to homeless.

There is also another anecdotal incident regarding the most beautiful harlot of Corinth Lais, who was angry because Diogenes despised her beauty. So, to avenge him she offered him a night with her for free. But, after she put out the lantern, she switched places with her old and ugly maid. When the next day she tried to mock him publicly, for this prank she set on him, Diogenes replied: "After the lantern is put out every looks the same."

There's way more to the story of Diogenes than just a crazy man living on the street preaching at people. Did you know he used to be wealthy? His father was the head of the Monetary hierarchy and minted the money coins. But, the currency was debased and he was banished and exiled. The reason for his attitude and his disdain for social hangups, status symbols, and other problems with society was because of what happened to him. He was made into a slave, but the thing that saved him, and brought him back home by middle age was his mind, and his intellect. He lived at the top, the highest of highs, and crashed to the lowest of lows, and humility. So, when he finally got back to talk with his fellow Philosophers he could counter argue anything they thought, stated, arrested, or believed in out of spite. He had a kind of extreme reverse psychology, and on principle would follow through on all ideas just because he could. He had a very snarky sarcasm, and was very witty. As disgusting as he was, many people would hang out with him, including the youth. Regardless of how stinky, and filthy he was, his mind was brilliant. People still valued him for that despite and in spite of, his filthiness. The reason you couldn't convince him to be hygienic or polite was because he could counter argue any justification on any technicality. He knew not everyone they was behaving polite was actually being polite inside, and that they had different motives for doing so rather than to be good. He knew slavery existed, and that people treated them poorly. It's no wonder he was misanthropic and preferred dogs because dogs were always loving to him, whereas human beings had been so cruel. He was a more extreme version of Socrates whom also often lived out on the streets and was an iconoclast. Diogenes had a large group of followers that he preached to. The establishment tried to stop it which made it grow. Many religions later on all ripped off Diogenes, like John the Baptist. So obviously a rip-off. Today, Diogenes would be very much like a stand up comedian that speaks truth to power, or an avant garde artist that does "performance arts" as a form of protest, or to make a statement.

The man had no philosophy , he had life itself

yesterday I was reading about Diogenes. I was thinking a lot about his philosophy when the thought occurred to me "I wonder if Einzelgänger has a video on him." I checked today and saw this video had been posted just half an hour ago.

Be yourself and you will never get lost.

Now this man...he is my spirit animal...

I was wondering if I'd ever see a video on Diogenes from this channel. My absolute favorite philosopher the world over. He just seems like Philosophy's final form. The fact that his actions are both seen as admirable in some way, and yet make us all slightly uncomfortable is very telling about ourselves, I think.

There is a further account of his meeting with Alexander, though I'm unsure of the source. Alexander found Diogenes examining some relics on the ground. When Alexander asked what he was doing, Diogenes replied: "I am searching for the bones of your father, but I cannot distinguish them from those of a slave." Diogenes also supposedly said: "In a rich man's house the only place to spit is in his face."

I’m a dog, and I approve this message. I use bark to text in case you’re wondering how I wrote this.

Alexander once asked Diogenes to ask for anything he want Diogenes asked him to get out of his sunshine. 🤷🏻‍♂️ This dude was complete Savage and a first hippie xD

R Kelly wants to know how he got away with it.

Observing modern times humanity is pretty much the same.

I always upvote for diogenes of sinope.

He was punk before punk ever happened xD

Owning material things is ok as long as the material things don't own you.

This channel's content worths more than Earth's gold.

I agree with the statement ``What spiritual seekers are seeking dogs already have.´´. Animals are living in heaven below the conceptual ``thinking´´ mind. Most humans are trapped inside of it and the next step in spiritual evolution would be to rise above it. We long for that happiness and this is why people for example drink alcohol. It sinks your awareness below thinking, giving you a little taste of that eternal peace.

The older I get the more I can identify with this man! Humans are ridiculous. Unfortunately I am a woman with this kind of thinking. There are serious repercussions for females who don't at least pretend to march to the same drummers as other females.

It has been a long time coming but we finally have a Diogenes video. Nice

For a cynic, Diogenes sure does bring a smile to my face.

Diogenes was clearly an influence in the movie Fight Club

I don't live like a dog, but I have believed the less you have the better off you are in life. Competition is a hard act to follow and we never rich that better in life because more never ends...

This ever growing Diversity in philosophy is refreshing. Keep it up!

Sounds like a man absent of fear and the judgment of others. I'd like to have that same mindset.

I like the way he lived, he was a free man. Unfortunately society still values money and things over people!

He didn't find mensen (humans), he found consumensen (consumers) at the marketplace. For the Dutch this observation works much better. ;)

I really enjoyed the video and you really explained well diogenes life. It shows that you upload once a week, the quality is much better! Keep it up 👍

Diogenes was already ahead of his time for us men in today's society. Very impressive. He even shunned away Alexander the great ( a rich powerful person at the time) all for the sunlight. While most people are swayed easily in our generation, we can definitely learn what our ancient ancestor philosophers taught for the future generations. It makes perfect sense the world had been the same every since only our mindset and the way we see the world is different.

First comment I've made on your channel, thank you for making this, I've heard of Diogenes, his life is so interesting. Also, loved the sunglass drop while he was taunted by the upper class!

Did Diogenes say "In the house of a rich man, you can find nowhere to spit" ?

This video made me realize how meaningless my life is...

Interesting perspective! Although I don’t agree with everything, there are many valid arguments in Diogenes’ philosophy. Thank you for the video, I leaned something new thanks to you 😃

As I recall, after Alexander said "If I were not Alexander, I would like to be Diogenes", he replied "If I were not Diogenes, I would also like to be Diogenes."

Dude, you missed the best part of the Alexander the Great anectode, where he responded "If I were not Diogenes, I would be anyone but Alexander the Great."

Amazing work, again! Thank you Einzelgänger.

"Diogenes went into a furry convention and started observing people, saying: I am looking for a human being."

Socrates was Plato’s mentor… for Plato to call Diogenes “Socrates gone mad” is probably the biggest unintentional compliment in human history

*Wow, that’s a whole new level of confidence 😂* 🙏

I love Diogenes of Sinope so much. Thank you for making these amazing videos.

There is, however, a measure of pleasure in creating disgust and outrage and he was very accomplished at denying people the respect that they thought was due them; he did seek fame and attained it in a nontraditional way. (Gotta respect his consistency.)

One of my favourite philosophers, oh this is going to be good!!!

Beautiful work as always, thanks for sharing it with us!!!

When people found out Alexander really liked him, they gave him more respect.

This the video I was waiting for ! Thanks man 👍

You did a great job explaining Diogenes- I wish high school students had more teachers who could use 20 minutes this well. I subscribed- thank you. (By the way, those two newly-wed cynics were no doubt "consuming" for all to appreciate at one point, but I think you were referring to the other activity that was probably on their minds: consummating.)

I mess with it heavy, it just really helps and shows people the way to stay in the present moment and just focus on what you gotta do💯🔥👌🏿

Thank you for this Diogenes is fascinating to me

"Every age, and especially our own, stands in need of a Diogenes; but the difficulty is in finding men who have the courage to be one, and men who have the patience to endure one."

Your channel motivated me to start this channel. I am becoming more productive now. Never stop. Love.

Thank you and keep doing what you do. Enjoy your content lots :)

Fantastic! keep up.the good work- im broke like Diogynes but im gonna do what i can through your Patreon

Thank you for your videos! So refreshing a view. So much of modern life is about consumerism and one-upmanship of who owns and enjoys more stuff on social media, that doesn't bring happiness. It's letting go of that, that brings peace and contentment. The easier I'm to please, the happier I could be.

I am happy to have found someone else that acknowledges that modern cynicism and Classical Cynicism are different in its view of mankind and its nature.

Had this thought the other day...looking back at high school i see how short and insignificant (for the most part) it was and that i shouldn't have taken it half as seriously as i did. Now is life as a whole going to be like that when i die? I dont know, but its very interesting to think about

I thought it was “featherless biped,” not “featherless chicken”

Yet again another amazing video from Einzelganger . Thank you

Oh man Diogenes has been my hero for a while now. I hope you do more videos about cynicism

All your videos are so interesting as is this one which is also historical. I had no idea about Diogenis . Love learning about Greek philosophers.

Just love Diogenes. He is an inspiration to me.

One of my absolute favourite channels. Just great.

Finally a thorough research on Diogenes

When you consider what 'social norms', the need for possessions and easy convenience has done to the planet, there is also, it seems to me, a very pertinent ecological and sustainability example in Diogenes' outlook.

I loved it when Diogenes entered with the chicken, He is too Practical and realistic😂😂😂

Philosophy is already a fascinating subject to me. And then you came to my life. What a time for learning! Don't stop making these please! I'm loving it!! :">

Read title. The absolute Mad Lad XD

In the market, he said he was looking for an "honest" man.

youtube is the library of alexandria lmao!!! words cant describe the beauty of this video! mind blowing!! Honestly I have been feeling like poverty was a gift from God, all the great moments me and my father had but no money lol

Small pleasures of life. Happy listening ❤🙏 thank you! Renounce external, how wonderful 🌹

i love your videos. they are so deep and enlightening. and coincdentally Diogenese is my favourite philosopher from the Greek bunch. With Niezsche being my favourite. I think these people could live a life that was somewhat individualistic. for the most part we live lives that are shaped by others, ie. society, culture, institutions and corporations. Being free from all of those you have to be extremely brave and also have to lose a lot in order to gain that freedom. But there has to be a balance somewhere where you do enjoy a freedom as well as not completely cut off from society. I think that freedom is in artistic freedom. What do you think? thanks for reading long comment. I recently started a youtube and you're my inspiration, so I copied a few things from the way you deliver content. I just want to say thank you!

The Chad 'Dog' Diogenes vs the virgin Epictetus

Diogenes was a G ! ... Like .. "Roll with it, or get rolled over..." My dude!

I would recommend reading Sophie's world. It is a story book and introduction to the history of philosophy. And keep it up Einzelganger

When Alexander asked Diogenes if he could do anything in his power for him, Diogenes replied with something like "undarken me" or "enlighten me". So it was a word play to say both "get out of my sunlight" and "share your wisdom with me". Alexander was shocked and left while saying "if i were not Alexander i wish i were Diogenes" at wich Diogenes replied "if i were not Diogenes, i would also want to be Diogenes". The ultimate madlad

Diogenes far from the futility of life society and close to the pure soul of him self

So Diogenes was the basis for the movie Fear and loathing in Las Vegas-got it.

I watched this series that Ruby Wax made about herself alone on a tropical island. She made a friend out of some sea creature and spoke to it regularly. She denied herself any food from the mainland, so any substantial food she had to catch and kill it herself. She took shelter in some crude hut that she constructed but it hardly kept the tropical rain from drenching her to the bone, so she was miserable frequently. After several days on this island though she began to feel as if she had strangely liberated herself from the constraints of needing to put a face on to appear acceptible others. She almost resented the camera crew returning to the island to set themselves up in her base again. That is how I feel and I also feel that animals are easier to please than humans.

I can imagine living in a horrendous time like that. That a person would say fuck it and be like him. Respect

Didn't know I was living like a cynic this who time but this man is easy to admire

Called him a dog and yet willfully created their own dog-eat-dog world and an unending rat race.

Following someone else's rules is not really the true path for happiness. It is difficult to follow the self in any society...but not impossible!

Diogenes certainly lived by his own rules, he met the most powerful ruler at the time and despised his presence, then Alexander continues to admire him wishing to be like him, can´t help but to think that Alexander was in a way hostage of the empire he himself build, Alexander achived the most glory a person can possibly have and still he wished things were different, wether the account is true or not, it´s food for thought about the things people consider important in life and what they chose to do to be happy, a humbling story indeed, thanks Einzelgänger.

“Things you own end up owning you.” - Diogenes Durden

George Carlin perhaps was the modern Diogenes.

It's been a while I am back to watch your incredibly stunning videos

Nice video, thanks man!

Trolling the teacher!! Like every good philosopher!! LMAO!!

It takes a lot of balls to live like that.

Thanks for sharing bro!

Alexander's imprudent demeanor rendered him a subject of derision among numerous esteemed spiritual luminaries, including Diogenes, Dandamis, and the illustrious Chanakya. Notably, one must delve into the exchange between Alexander and Dandamis. Additionally, it is worth exploring the insights of the renowned "OSHO" regarding Alexander's vulgar folly.