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The Cynic Philosophers: Diogenes to Jesus
Unless you've been living in a jar, you've probably heard of the famously eccentric philosopher Diogenes, one of the founders of the Cynical school of philosophy. He took the teachings of Socrates to the absolute extreme, living like a dog which has neither possessions nor any intention to follow social norms. But he was not the first philosopher to champion the Cynic lifestyle, and certainly not the last.
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Epicureanism, It's Not Just Hedonism!: ua-cam.com/video/1rdXi47hFTs/v-deo.html
The Evolution of the Afterlife, Orphism to Christianity: ua-cam.com/video/eML5mFVE6ZU/v-deo.html
Ancient Biography, Fact or Fiction?: ua-cam.com/video/GGOMdxmaadw/v-deo.html
Sources:
iep.utm.edu/cynics/
plato.stanford.edu/entries/ethics-ancient/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chreia
www.worldhistory.org/Crates_of_Thebes/
iep.utm.edu/antisthenes/
www.academia.edu/35317849/B_Lang_Jesus_among_the_Philosophers_The_Cynic_Connection_Explored_and_Affirmed_with_a_Note_on_Philos_Jewish_Cynic_Philosophy_In_Anders_K_Petersen_et_al_eds_Religio_Philosophical_Discourses_in_the_Mediterranean_World_Leiden_Brill_2017_187_218
The History of Philosophy by A.C. Grayling
00:00 Introduction
02:36 Hellenistic Philosophy
05:51 Antisthenes
10:49 Diogenes
17:34 Crates & Hipparchia
21:42 The Influence of Cynicism
22:32 Comparing Jesus and the Cynics
32:15 Hellenistic Judaism
35:19 Jesus & Hellenism
37:39 St Paul & The Early Church Fathers
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The Evolution of the Afterlife: Orphism to Christianity
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What happens after we die? It's one of humanity's oldest questions, and one we may never answer, but of course that didn't stop ancient cultures from imagining what may be waiting for us on the other side. Ancient Greek myths around the afterlife have proven to be highly influential on the imagination of Christian Europe, and scholars throughout history have traced Christian ideas about the sou...
Soul Dualism: Ancient Theories of Soul
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The idea of a soul, or an immaterial spiritual essence at the core of every person, is one of the central ideas of many world religions and systems of philosophy. This video explores how different ancient cultures thought about the soul, and how ideas about the soul developed overtime and how they still influence modern society. ko-fi.com/nothingnew Check out this video for a more in-depth disc...
Gorgias the "Nihilist": Paradox & Persuasion
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Scholars of Ancient Greece consider the Sophist, Gorgias of Leontini, to be one of the most innovative orators of his time. He gained great wealth and fame as a teacher of rhetoric, and made many innovations in the field, like using paradox in his arguments and generally contributing to the spread of the Attic Greek dialect. This video explores not just his persuasive skills, but also how his i...
Epicureanism: It's Not Just Hedonism!
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Epicurus is one of the most maligned and misunderstood philosophers in Western culture, and for most of history Epicureanism was just another word for Hedonism. But when we actually look at his thought, we'll see that while he was certainly revolutionary for the time, he's a lot more reasonable than he gets made out to be. We'll explore the wisdom of his ethics, his avant-garde atomism, and why...
Cleisthenes: Father of Democracy
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Cleisthenes, known as the "father of democracy," was one of the greatest lawgivers to reform the constitution of ancient Athens. By increasing the power of the assembly, and radically reorganizing the political structure to reduce the influence of the old noble families, he firmly established democracy in Athens. But before he could reform Athens, he had to defeat not just political rivals, but...
Pisistratus: Tyranny In Athens
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Pisistratus, along with his sons Hippias and Hipparchus, ruled as some of the earliest Tyrants in Athenian history, but surprisingly they enjoyed a fairly good reputation. In fact, some ancient writers considered the period to be a golden age, since culture and literature was patronized, but as we'll see this may have been a populist PR stunt more than anything. Either way, this was the beginni...
Justice or Freedom?: Socrates in Prison (Plato's Crito)
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Plato's dialogue the Crito depicts one of the final days in the life of Socrates, when his rich friend Crito attempted to help Socrates escape from prison. Amazingly, instead of going along with this plan, Socrates takes on a personification of the Laws of Athens and argues for why he should allow himself to be executed. By doing so, he gives us one of the earliest expressions of a social contr...
Debt-Slavery to Democracy: The Reforms of Solon
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Solon is the most legendary lawgiver of ancient Athens, and the wisdom of his reforms would earn him a spot as one of the Seven Sages of Greece. He famously ended the inhumane practice of debt-slavery, and liberated those who had lost their freedom, along with cancelling debts and restoring lost property. But the most vivid portrait of his wisdom comes from Herodotus, and the story he tells of ...
Protagoras & The Sophists: Relativism and Democracy
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Protagoras was not only the first professional Sophist, he was also one of the most important. While Plato and Aristotle had a low opinion of the Sophists, in reality he was a profound thinker and as much of a philosopher as anyone else. His famous statement that "Man is the measure of all things" has been seen as the earliest expression of Relativism, and was radically democratic. By arguing t...
The Trial of Socrates (Plato's Apology)
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The Trial of Socrates (Plato's Apology)
Slavery in Ancient Greece
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Slavery in Ancient Greece
The Socratic Problem: Reconstructing the Historical Socrates
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The Socratic Problem: Reconstructing the Historical Socrates
Democritus & Leucippus: The Atomists
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Democritus & Leucippus: The Atomists
Draco: Athens' First Lawgiver
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Draco: Athens' First Lawgiver
Empedocles & Anaxagoras: The Pluralists
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Empedocles & Anaxagoras: The Pluralists
Ancient Mysticism: The Mysteries at Eleusis
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Ancient Mysticism: The Mysteries at Eleusis
Pythagoras: Mathlete or Mystic?
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Pythagoras: Mathlete or Mystic?
Magic and Sacrifice in Ancient Greece
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Magic and Sacrifice in Ancient Greece
Parmenides: Everything is One
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Parmenides: Everything is One
Demosthenes & the Power of Speech
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Demosthenes & the Power of Speech
Ancient Greek Athleticism: Stories From the Olympics!
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Ancient Greek Athleticism: Stories From the Olympics!
The "Greek Miracle": Exceptionalism in the Ancient World
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The "Greek Miracle": Exceptionalism in the Ancient World
Heraclitus: Philosopher of Flux & Fire
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Heraclitus: Philosopher of Flux & Fire
Ancient Wine Parties! (The Greek Symposium)
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Ancient Wine Parties! (The Greek Symposium)
Xenophanes: Sceptic, Pantheist, or Both?
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Xenophanes: Sceptic, Pantheist, or Both?
Hubris: Sin or Crime?
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Hubris: Sin or Crime?
Anaximander & Anaximenes: What Is the World Made Of?
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Anaximander & Anaximenes: What Is the World Made Of?
Ostracism: Exile by the People
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Ostracism: Exile by the People
Thales of Miletus: "Everything is Full of Gods"
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Thales of Miletus: "Everything is Full of Gods"

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  • @Dyslexic-Artist-Theory-on-Time
    @Dyslexic-Artist-Theory-on-Time 13 годин тому

    The absorption and emission of light is spontaneous, continuous change! The continuous movement of positive and negative charge, Union of Opposites!

  • @GodzillaFreak
    @GodzillaFreak 13 годин тому

    I think you should read the second part of Tantra Vidya by Oscar Hinze. He analyzes the second part of On Nature in light of Vedantic monism which characterizes the world of appearances not as false, but rather merely a lesser level of truth.

  • @ReneWang-lm6uk
    @ReneWang-lm6uk День тому

    Thx for sharing. The humannity owes too much to ancient Greece and Solon. 200 years after his reforms in Athens, the kingdom of Qin in ancient China made reforms(商鞅变法). But instead of making it democratic and granting more freedoms to its people, the reforms put more straitjackets on the people. The people's sole purpose was working the land and fighting in wars! And the rules were very specific, if you broke a rule, the punishment was brutal. And the families and neighbors would be punished as well. Western democracy vs eastern autocracy!

  • @Iris.in.conversation
    @Iris.in.conversation 3 дні тому

    Such great commentary. Thank you for sharing

  • @adrianthomas1473
    @adrianthomas1473 4 дні тому

    Very good talk - thank you for sharing

  • @joe9092410767
    @joe9092410767 4 дні тому

    in the future, if there is one hopefully, our descendants will be shaking their heads about our barbaric practices and we have lots

  • @darillus1
    @darillus1 11 днів тому

    teachers today, also expect to get paid, so shameful!

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    @tomato1040 12 днів тому

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  • @chrisbowman3254
    @chrisbowman3254 13 днів тому

    5:53 of enjoyment of women and young boys??

    • @NOTHINGNEWYT
      @NOTHINGNEWYT 12 днів тому

      It may make us uncomfortable today, but pederasty was a common and socially accepted practice in ancient Greece: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pederasty_in_ancient_Greece While there was a decent age gap in these relationships, "young boys" in this case means teenager, as the average age of an Eronemos was around 14-18. This should not surprise us considering the fact that girls were also traditionally married off around the age of 14-16.

  • @TopGunOptionsTrading
    @TopGunOptionsTrading 16 днів тому

    Check out the Immortality Key They did psychedelics If you die before you die, you will never die

  • @darillus1
    @darillus1 26 днів тому

    very well explained

  • @darillus1
    @darillus1 26 днів тому

    excellently executed and presented, I've been looking for a good coverage on the cynic philosophers, this one hit the nail on the head, well done

    • @NOTHINGNEWYT
      @NOTHINGNEWYT 25 днів тому

      Thank you and thanks for watching! :)

  • @oldindianchief9403
    @oldindianchief9403 26 днів тому

    Good choice going with the ssl interface.

  • @adrianthomas1473
    @adrianthomas1473 26 днів тому

    Very nice presentation - thank you.

  • @kosmicwizard
    @kosmicwizard 28 днів тому

    Amazing! Linear Christianity is such an unsatisfactory replacement for these rites. And pure science is even worse. Look at how the modern western world is, no community, no unity. I hope soon we can make new mystery cults and bring people back together again.

    • @NOTHINGNEWYT
      @NOTHINGNEWYT 28 днів тому

      Agreed :) Thanks for watching!

  • @Mark-ji8wc
    @Mark-ji8wc 28 днів тому

    I’ve watched this video several times and it’s one of my favorites of yours. Keep up the good work.

  • @MonosProsMonos
    @MonosProsMonos 29 днів тому

    You have a great channel. Thank you for taking the time to make your videos.

    • @NOTHINGNEWYT
      @NOTHINGNEWYT 28 днів тому

      Thank you! And thanks for watching :)

  • @jussikankinen9409
    @jussikankinen9409 Місяць тому

    Greta great cynic

  • @jussikankinen9409
    @jussikankinen9409 Місяць тому

    Helping the poor is was jesus idea

  • @jayk8756
    @jayk8756 Місяць тому

    Keep it up man this is the type of content UA-cam should be used for

  • @IamGrief887
    @IamGrief887 Місяць тому

    I would posit that Hamashiach is a stoic with cynical predispositions. John the Baptist though… That man was a cynic to the bone.

  • @Fyrverk
    @Fyrverk Місяць тому

    The dog-sage teaching the way of the dog

  • @tomcoolinmiami
    @tomcoolinmiami Місяць тому

    Jesus was baptised by John the Baptist, who wore camel hair cloak and ate wild honey. Sounds like a cynical character to me. This is a great video. I think it would be improved by a discussion of the nature and influence of John the Baptist.

  • @ronniegammon8056
    @ronniegammon8056 Місяць тому

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  • @herglowup.honestlyspeaking
    @herglowup.honestlyspeaking Місяць тому

    DN modern day slavery

  • @michaelmcclure3383
    @michaelmcclure3383 Місяць тому

    Thats true, Advaita Vedanta also says nothing is.. or no thing has any existence of its own. There is therefore no independently existing world, just an appearance in consciousness. All is only Brahman and thou art that. Schopenhauer resolved this Kantian unknowabilty of the thing is itself by simply pointing to its non objective nature as Will.. or Self. Hume couldn't find any objective self in any of his experience, that's because the Self is not itself an object of knowledge, but the subject itself and that is known actually, but not in the same way one knows an apple... this is clearly extrapolated in the Vedantic discrimination between the seer and the seen (Dṛg-Dṛśya-Viveka). Regarding the silly ongoing debate ahout Parmenides and Heraclitus. I think a Vedantic metaphor makes it clear, that of the ocean and the waves, currents and so on. In the ocean everything is in constant flux and no wave has any independent existence, but isn't it all just water and nothing else... just like the One.. or as Vedanta might say..one without a second. Hence, even though appearances seem to be in constant flux, nothing of the fundamental nature of being ever changes.

  • @SpiciestBee
    @SpiciestBee Місяць тому

    I really like your channel 😊

  • @FlamenDia1is
    @FlamenDia1is Місяць тому

    If you listen to an audio recording of the dialogues; there are many such on UA-cam…. You really see why people could not stand him. It’s one thing to read his questions, it’s another to hear them…. Even in translation

    • @NOTHINGNEWYT
      @NOTHINGNEWYT Місяць тому

      Absolutely, he definitely comes off as a pretentious know it all in the dialogues :P Thanks for watching!

  • @johnrobinson5156
    @johnrobinson5156 2 місяці тому

    The homeless on streets of California live like that... but they are on Fentanyl and Meth

  • @mrwetcloth4571
    @mrwetcloth4571 2 місяці тому

    Thank you brother 🙏

  • @tiverson888
    @tiverson888 2 місяці тому

    Fantastic video, love the art too... very enjoyable to watch

  • @lievenyperman9363
    @lievenyperman9363 2 місяці тому

    Very interesting video which I already know I'll often revisit. Thank you for the great work and research that must have gone into it.

  • @Joao-id4dn
    @Joao-id4dn 2 місяці тому

    it seems Socrates actually wanted to die, he knew he had a way out but chose instead to challenge the establishment, knowing he would not be forgiven for that

    • @NOTHINGNEWYT
      @NOTHINGNEWYT 2 місяці тому

      That definitely seems to be the case, thanks for watching!

  • @NathanDudani
    @NathanDudani 2 місяці тому

    History of ideas lol

  • @mikerutecky7531
    @mikerutecky7531 3 місяці тому

    im a cynic full blooded 42 y old man ......

  • @sammy-whirl8500
    @sammy-whirl8500 3 місяці тому

    He should have got a lawyer

  • @gazz9971
    @gazz9971 3 місяці тому

    awesome :)

  • @emrey5528
    @emrey5528 3 місяці тому

    This channel is 🔥

  • @hblegal8309
    @hblegal8309 3 місяці тому

    Well done!! Thanks

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    @gemmyg8884 3 місяці тому

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  • @gemmyg8884
    @gemmyg8884 3 місяці тому

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  • @andygeez6048
    @andygeez6048 3 місяці тому

    im so glad youtube is a thing, I needed to read the entire thing for a college class but I have so much trouble reading long books, so I needed a few good summaries

  • @henrydennis6314
    @henrydennis6314 3 місяці тому

    Stunning video, thank you and very informative

    • @NOTHINGNEWYT
      @NOTHINGNEWYT 3 місяці тому

      You're too kind :) Thanks for watching!

  • @jo69ma
    @jo69ma 3 місяці тому

    Hassan-i Sabbah(1054 - June 12, 1124), the Iranian leader of the order of assassins claimed that “nothing is true and everything is permitted” and that the entire QURAN and the SHARIA LAW was a Noble Lie. Well, this obviously meant to Sabbah that Allah was an Elusive God and that it was Ok to “PLUNDER” their enemies appropriately. No wonder humanity has been plundering and creating Wars before Biblical times to create their personal Paradise and delineate their territory over time by threats, intimidations, and coercion. No wonder some consumers can’t afford to pay inflated rent anymore and are forced to migrate to other countries to keep on “Plundering, legally,” in order to control profits.

  • @brocktonma.1816
    @brocktonma.1816 3 місяці тому

    Huh?

  • @cornucopiaofcool2144
    @cornucopiaofcool2144 3 місяці тому

    Masters NEED Slaves SLAVES don't need Masters but Humans LOVE Hierarchy just like Monkeys. The Indus Valley Civilization seems to be the closet to organized anarchy of antiquity. Everyone had indoor plumbing and Water and the society was set up for self starters.

  • @ThefrenziedMercury
    @ThefrenziedMercury 3 місяці тому

    Why did you call it "evolution"?

    • @NOTHINGNEWYT
      @NOTHINGNEWYT 3 місяці тому

      The idea is that Greek beliefs about the afterlife changed from the dreary homeric view to the mystical Orphic view (which was thought to be imported into Greece from abroad), which then in turn inspired Christian beliefs about the afterlife. This idea found a good deal of acceptance from scholars in the 19th - early 20th century, but as the video explains modern scholarship has shown that it's not as simple as scholars in the past made it out to be. Judeo-Christian beliefs about the afterlife did develop overtime and were inspired by the Greeks, which I talk about in the last section of the video, but the idea that it came from some coherent Orphic religion from abroad is false.

  • @SmokedCig
    @SmokedCig 3 місяці тому

    Video was fantastic! Glad to see you back!

    • @NOTHINGNEWYT
      @NOTHINGNEWYT 3 місяці тому

      Glad you enjoyed the video :) Thanks for watching!

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