Part 2 (para 11-13) Alexander the conqueror in sharp contrast to the baggar.Part 1 (para 1-10) Diogenes the baggar.At a time when many people are made to believe that money is everything,what Diogenes says can be a very valuable antidote, something that can help to restore our balance. He believes that our worldly possessions have no true value and tend to take away our freedom and happiness and turn us into slaves. A simple life means a natural life,and a natural life means a life without too many worldly possessions. His main idea is that we should all live a simple life. The main hero in this story is obvious Diogenes.What is politics but persuading the public to vote for this and support that and endure these for the promise of those?.These are not books, lumps of lifeless paper, but minds alive on the shelves.Many people have eaten and drunk themselves to death. Many people have played themselves to death.
A teacher must believe in the value and interest of his subject as a doctor believes in health. He was known for his scholarly and critical writing. Gilbert Highet (1906-1978) He was born in Glasgow, Scotland, educated at Glasgow and at Oxford, and became a naturalized American citizen in 1951. Key to the Exercises vocabulary/grammar. In-class Discussion questions on comprehension and appreciation. About the Text introduction /structure of the text word study /expressions/sentence paraphrase. en.wikipedia.Diogenes and AlexanderGilbert Highetpresented by Song Xini There are many tales about his dogging Antisthenes' footsteps and becoming his "faithful hound". He declared himself a cosmopolitan and a citizen of the world rather than claiming allegiance to just one place. He had a reputation for sleeping and eating wherever he chose in a highly non-traditional fashion, and took to toughening himself against nature. He used his simple life-style and behaviour to criticize the social values and institutions of what he saw as a corrupt, confused society. He modeled himself on the example of Heracles, and believed that virtue was better revealed in action than in theory. After being exiled, he moved to Athens and criticized many cultural conventions of the city. His father minted coins for a living, and Diogenes was banished from Sinope when he took to debasement of currency. He criticized Plato, disputed his interpretation of Socrates, and sabotaged his lectures, sometimes distracting listeners by bringing food and eating during the discussions. He became notorious for his philosophical stunts, such as carrying a lamp during the day, claiming to be looking for an honest man. He begged for a living and often slept in a large ceramic jar in the marketplace. There he passed his philosophy of Cynicism to Crates, who taught it to Zeno of Citium, who fashioned it into the school of Stoicism, one of the most enduring schools of Greek philosophy. Diogenes replied "Stand out of my light." Alexander: "if I were not Alexander the Great, I would like to be Diogenes." en./wiki/Diogenes_and_Alexander Diogenes had been captured by pirates and sold into slavery, eventually settling in Corinth. 
Alexander wanted to fulfill a wish for Diogenes and asked him what he desired. According to legend, Alexander the Great came to visit the Greek philosopher Diogenes of Sinope. The most popular relate it as evidence of Diogenes' disregard for honor, wealth, and respect. Diogenes was an unconventional ancient Greek philosopher noted for having mocked Alexander the Great, both in public and to his face when he visited Corinth in 336 BC, one of the most well-discussed anecdotes from philosophical history.
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