Diogenes of Sinope (English spelling)

Japanese: ディオゲネス[シノペの]（英語表記）Diogenēs

Greek philosopher from 400 to 325 BC. A representative figure of the Cynic school, he is known as "Diogenes of the Barrel." As a young man, he engaged in counterfeiting in Sinope on the Black Sea coast, and after his crime was discovered, he fled to Athens. However, he is said to have continued to counterfeit in a spiritual sense, that is, to create values different from those officially recognized. He inherited the teachings of Antisthenes, rejected all materialistic frills, and believed that the natural state, in which one lives with only the bare necessities of life, is the greatest happiness for humans.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

前400ころ‐前325ころ
ギリシアの哲学者。キュニコス(犬儒)学派の代表的人物で，いわゆる〈樽のディオゲネス〉として知られる。若いころ黒海沿岸のシノペSinōpēで贋金作りをしており，発覚してアテナイに亡命したが，その後も精神的な意味での贋金作り，つまり公認の価値と異なった価値の創造を行ったといわれている。アンティステネスの学統を受け継ぎ，いっさいの物質的虚飾を排し，最小限の生活必需品だけで生きる自然状態こそ，人間にとって最高の幸福だとした。

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