归去来兮!请息交以绝游世与我而相遗

andAlexanderDiogenes

YouAreBlockingtheSunlight

1.Cynicism2.Background3.Diogenes4.Comparison5.Conclusion6.AboutusLet'sgo!IntroductionFoundedbyAntithenes(444-370BC),apupilofSocrates

Motto:followawayoflifeinharmonywithnatureandtorejectallunnecessarycivilizedluxuriesCynicism

Time:inthefourthcenturyBCWhoiswho?PlatoBackgroundAristotleDiogenes

SocratesPlato

AristotleAntithenesDiogenesLookatthem!CommentsonSocrates

"Itisbettertobeahumanbeingdissatisfiedthanapigsatisfied;bettertobe

Socrates

dissatisfiedthanafoolsatisfied.Andifthefool,orthepig,aredifferentopinions,itisbecausetheyonlyknowtheirownsideofthequestion."

QuotationofPlato

Awisemanspeaksbecausehehassomethingtosay;Afoolbecausehehastosaysomething.Thosewhoeducatechildrenwellaremoretobehonoredthanparents,fortheseonlygavelife,thosetheartoflivingwell.Itisthemarkofaneducatedmindtobeabletoentertainathoughtwithoutacceptingit.

QuotationofAristotleQuotationofAntithenesWhiletherearemanygodsofpopularbelief,thereisonegodinnature,sodeprivingdivinityofallmeaningorsubstance.

DiogenesDog

Howmanypeoplewanttobea“dog”?Therewasone---Diogenes

Generally

referredtoas“DiogenestheCynic”Bornin404BC,diedin323BC,inaripeoldageof96

Wantedhisremainsthrownintoaditchwithdustsprinkled,butbyamagnificentfuneralatCorinth.

Amarblefigureofadogwasplacedonahighcolumnonhistomb----HadInotbeenAlexander,IshouldhavelikedtobeDiogenes.Diogenes&AlexanderWhoisAlexander?owneroftheseland!Diogenes&AlexanderFreedomWhysayso?It’ssimple.Diogeneshasnothingbutfreedom,Alexanderhaseverythingandeveryone’sfreedombutDiogenes’s.

Comparison

CynicismWeijinReliquevsAnostentatiouscontemptforease,wealthandtheenjoymentsDoubtinthesincerityorgoodnessofhumanmotivesandactionsExpressdisbelievesbysneersand

sarcasms

SimilaritiesExamples

I'mcalledadogbecauseIfawnonthosethatgivemeanything,Iyelpatthosethatrefuse,andIsetmyteethinrascals.

归去来兮！请息交以绝游。世与我而相遗，复驾言兮焉求？……羡万物之得时，感吾生之行休。聊乘化以归尽，乐夫天命复奚疑？“Theboyisthriftierthanme.”少无适俗韵,性本爱丘山。误落尘网中,一去三十年。羁鸟恋旧林,池鱼思故渊。开荒南野际,守拙归园田。

Examples

Youareblockingthesunlight.富贵非吾愿，帝乡不可期。怀良辰以孤往，或植杖而耘籽。Example

Therearesomedetractors,whosaythatheboastedcontinuouslyabouthispoverty,andw