2/28/2023 0 Comments Diogenes barrel![]() Walking under the shade of porticos or living in barrels, ancient Greek thinkers make great discoveries in passing, having no instruments other than sundial and measure distances by making incredible calculations on the speed of movement of camel caravans. For some reason, our historians do not at all admit the existence of literary fiction in the style of historical fantasy, although there are examples great amount. ![]() The absence of the author's works in the originals clearly suggests falsification or fantasies of some later authors. In Greece, not only were there no barrels, but most likely Diogenes never existed. That's really someone who was really hard to deprive of happiness. That is why Diogenes lived in a "barrel" and all his property consisted of a cloak, a staff and a knapsack for provisions. And since real happiness does not depend on them, it is available to anyone, moreover, having gained happiness, a person cannot lose it. Cynics (or cynics) defended the following thesis: true happiness does not consist in external things like material wealth, political power or good health but in not making yourself dependent on these random and short-lived things. Perhaps if these works were available to us, we could say with greater certainty why Diogenes lived in a "barrel"Īs stated earlier, Diogenes was the most famous cynic. He reports 14 writings of Diogenes, among which are presented as philosophical works(“On Virtue”, “On Good”, etc.). Unfortunately, the writings of Diogenes themselves have not come down to us, and we mainly know about him from the writings of Diogenes Laertes. But when he saw the boy drinking water from a handful, the philosopher also refused the ladle. There is a legend that Diogenes, who considered the house an unnecessary luxury and had already moved into a barrel, nevertheless kept some utensils for himself, in particular a drinking ladle. Living in a “barrel”, Diogenes sought to reduce his dependence on the benefits of civilization as much as possible and get closer to natural state thereby purifying itself. Askesis of the Cynics - the ultimate simplification limiting their needs detachment from what is not extremely necessary for the function of a person as a living being "strength of spirit, character." ![]() One of the most important ideas of the Cynics was the concept of Askesis (ἄσκησις), the ability to self-deny and endure hardships. They were quite large, often larger than a person, so Diogenes could hide there from the sun or rain.īut why did Diogenes choose such a dwelling? Diogenes was a representative of the Cynics (it is no coincidence that dogs are depicted in the picture, for they gave the name to the philosophical school). Most likely, Diogenes lived in a pithos, a large vessel for storing wine, grain, and oil. AT Ancient Greece there were no barrels in our understanding, that is, made of wood and connected with iron hoops. ![]() At the beginning, it is worth mentioning that the barrel is a delusion associated with a certain convention. ![]()
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