Aristotle and Diogenes the Cynic

• Authors: Aldo Brancacci
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In this paper I examine the testimonium of Aristotle’s Rhetoric concern­ing Diogenes the Cynic (SSR V B 184). This piece of evidence is the most ancient source of Diogenes and proves that Aristotle was familiar with his writings. I also study the testimonium on Diogenes that is hand­ed down by Theophrastus (SSR V B 172), which confirms the interest of the ancient Peripatos in this philosopher. Finally, I examine a passage of Book 1 of the Politics where Aristotle refers to the thesis on the aboli­tion of money. I argue that such a thesis could be ascribed to Diogenes. In particular, I attempt to demonstrate that several theses of political philosophy put forward by Diogenes should be considered as constitut­ing a polemical overthrow of the corresponding theses of Aristotle in Book 1 of his Politics.

Keywords

EN

Aristotle; Diogenes the Cynic; Aristotles’s Politics; Diogenes’ Politeia; nomisma

• Publisher: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
• Journal: Peitho. Examina Antiqua
• Year: 2020
• Volume: 11
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 67-82

Dates

published

2020-12-23

Contributors

author

Aldo Brancacci

• University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy

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Identifiers

DOI

10.14746/pea.2020.1.3