Tusculan Disputations · Character
Diogenes the Stoic
Stoic philosopher from Babylon; teacher of Panaetius and cited on ethics.
minor
Also known as Diogenes, Diogenes the Stoic
First appearance: tusculan disputations
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Diogenes the Stoic first appears in 0001 tusculan disputations.
With Alexander the Great (social): Alexander the Great famously encountered Diogenes the Cynic (often conflated with Diogenes the Stoic in later tradition), with Diogenes famously telling Alexander to stop blocking his sunlight. With Socrates (social): Diogenes the Stoic (often confused with Diogenes the Cynic) is frequently compared to Socrates as a model of philosophical virtue and asceticism. With Alexander the Great (social): Alexander the Great famously encountered Diogenes the Cynic (often conflated with Diogenes the Stoic in later tradition), with Diogenes famously telling Alexander to stop blocking his sunlight.
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- Philosophers and conqueror
- Diverse historical and philosophical figures
- Roman and Greek models
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- Alexander the Great
social · ambivalent
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- Socrates
social · positive
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social · ambivalent
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