>Diogenes was asked why he thought it was that people gave charity to cripples and beggars but not readily to him. “Was it an indication, perhaps, that he should get an honest job?” “No,” said Diogenes, “All men fear that they might become blind, crippled or poor some day, so they give in hopes that others will give. Yet no one ever worries that some day he’ll wake up and find he’s a philosopher.”
Who here is a philosophy major?
Joint in phil and linguistics. Diogenes is more of a character than a historical philosopher. Socrates as well. Not as if that matters or anything, I just find idolatry of him similar to that of a comic book hero.
>>1270088
>>Diogenes was asked why he thought it was that people gave charity to cripples and beggars but not readily to him. “Was it an indication, perhaps, that he should get an honest job?” “No,” said Diogenes,
lol
>>1270111
So you're saying you don't worry that some day you'll wake up and find you're a philosopher because Diogenes is made up?
Everyone occasionally thinks philosophically, does that make everyone a philosopher?
>yfw Diogenes was an OG NEET and he BTFO'd wagecucks 2300 years ago
>>1270088
He was basically the Dilbert of pre-Hellenistic Athens
>>1270111
socrates was real, we have historical record of him existing. what isn't certain is how much he actually said.
>>1270111
>Joint in phil and linguistics
What do you think of Reddy's work on the conduit metaphor?
>>1270544
More like the Wally tb h
