The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers · Character
Monimus
Cynic philosopher who studied under Diogenes of Sinope, known for his sharp apothegms and for treating virtue as a weapon no one can take away.
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Syracusan pupil of Diogenes, former slave who feigned madness to join Diogenes, later followed Crates the Cynic.
Monimus first appears in 0056 monimus.
In Monimus: Syracusan pupil of Diogenes, former slave who feigned madness to join Diogenes, later followed Crates the Cynic.
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Character groups
- Diverse Pre-Socratics, Sophists, and Later Philosophers
- Major Philosophers and Biographers
- Socratic Circle and Historian
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- Closing
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