It sure sounds extreme from a modern pov, but consider the context of the era.
People were much more tolerant of public nudity, atletes traditionally practised nude, brothels depicted images with sexual specialties like a shopping window and had curtains for doors. What Diogenes did was by all means scandalous but not that big of a deal nor a crime.
Diogenes philosophy was a direct call to return to nature, animals have no shame to have sex in public, so why should he? It be out of character to draw such unnatural line. There is the famous story of how he saw a slave drink from their hands and cursed himself for carrying a bowl all this time. The guy really practiced what he stood for.
Of course also worth considering, most that we know was writings of others in later times, we dont know how much is true and how much is rumour. Its just as likely he did so once to prove a point and it stuck.
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youCanCallMeDragon@lemmy.world · 36 pts · 54d
Pretty based if you ask me
Sanctus@anarchist.nexus · 14 pts · 54d
It depends on the angle. Public masturbation? Let's chill a little bit. Rich people? My guy. Yes.
webghost0101@sopuli.xyz · 28 pts · 54d
It sure sounds extreme from a modern pov, but consider the context of the era.
People were much more tolerant of public nudity, atletes traditionally practised nude, brothels depicted images with sexual specialties like a shopping window and had curtains for doors. What Diogenes did was by all means scandalous but not that big of a deal nor a crime.
Diogenes philosophy was a direct call to return to nature, animals have no shame to have sex in public, so why should he? It be out of character to draw such unnatural line. There is the famous story of how he saw a slave drink from their hands and cursed himself for carrying a bowl all this time. The guy really practiced what he stood for.
Of course also worth considering, most that we know was writings of others in later times, we dont know how much is true and how much is rumour. Its just as likely he did so once to prove a point and it stuck.
Taleya@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 54d
That's a brilliant example of the sliding scale of personal morality. Ofhers would be horrified at spitting in faces
Diogenes doesn't give a shit, unless it's on stage
Fedegenerate@fedinsfw.app · 9 pts · 54d
Also, 1500 years ago, destroyed every transpohbe's "define a woman" nonesense.
itkovian@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 54d
Diogenes was based because he practiced what he preached.
nagaram@startrek.website · 13 pts · 54d
To consider debasement of currency as bad I must first respect the concept of cash capital.
Therefore, Diogenes is based.
MalikMuaddibSoong@startrek.website · 18 pts · 54d
Diogenes on being hungry 👌
Sounds kinda based to me
PugJesus@piefed.social · 6 pts · 54d
Which Diogenes?
DahGangalang@infosec.pub · 5 pts · 54d
Diogenes of Sinope
PugJesus@piefed.social · 6 pts · 54d
I don't remember him debasing currency + Diogenes was based 😎
DahGangalang@infosec.pub · 1 pts · 53d
You see, every one else thought currency was pretty based, but Diogenes saw it for the facade of civility it was. So he definitely debased currency.