Diogenes
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Diogenes the Cynic, also known as Diogenes of Sinope, was an ancient Greek philosopher during the period of Classical Greece, and one of the founders of Cynicism.
Ancient Roman mosaic depicting Diogenes (2nd or 3rd century AD)
Diogenes looking for a man, attributed to J. H. W. Tischbein (c. 1780)
Alexander and Diogenes, by Gaspar de Crayer (c. 1630)
Diogenes, by Jules Bastien-Lepage (1873)
Cosmopolitanism
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Cosmopolitanism is the idea that all human beings are members of a single community. Its adherents are known as cosmopolitan or cosmopolite. Cosmopolitanism is both prescriptive and aspirational, beli
Diogenes
…through anecdote, in both antiquity and modernity. Diogenes advocated a return to nature, the renunciation of wealth, and introduced early ideas of cosmopolitanism by proclaiming himself a "citizen of the world". Diogenes was born to a prosperous family in Sinope. His life took a dramatic turn following a scandal…
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November 1917 issue of Cosmopolitan cover by Harrison Fisher