DIOGENES OF SINOPE (jan 1, 412 BC – jan 1, 323 BC)
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Born in 413 B. C. in the city of Sinope.Diogenes of Sinope was a prominent ancient Greek philosopher belonging to the philosophical current of Cynicism.
He was a great scholar, however, he preferred to distance himself from material goods in order to reach plenitude through knowledge. In this way, he had a radical and anti-materialist stance, moving away from the material possessions and luxuries that, according to him, blinded the human being.
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jan 1, 412 BC
jan 1, 323 BC
~ 89 years