language:en;Explore the ancient Greek philosophy of cynicism;which calls for the rejection of materialism and conformity in favor of a simple life. -- In the 4th century BCE;a young Diogenes of Sinope was found to be counterfeiting coins. He was stripped of his citizenship;his money;all his possessions and sent into exile. He decided he would live self-sufficiently;close to nature;without materialism;vanity;or conformity and only then could he be truly free. William D. Desmond details how Diogenes gave rise to the philosophy of cynicism. Lesson by William D. Desmond;directed by Avi Ofer. Animator's website: https://www.aviofer.com Sign up for our newsletter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter Support us on Patreon: http://bit.ly/TEDEdPatreon Follow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/TEDEdFacebook Find us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdTwitter Peep us on Instagram: http://bit.ly/TEDEdInstagram View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-philosophy-of-cynicism-william-d-desmond Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Carlos H. Costa;Eimann P. Evarola;Aleksandr Lyozin;Mohamed Elsayed;Alan Wilder;Marcus Appelbaum;Francisco Leos;Kevin O'Leary;Les Howard;Ten Cha;Mehmet Yusuf Ertekin;Arlene Weston;phkphk123321;Jennifer Kurkoski;Ryan B Harvey;Austin Randall;Abhishek Bansal;Jayant Sahewal;Dian Atamyanov;igor romanenko;Jose Arcadio Valdes Franco;Brandy Sarver;Guy Hardy;Tu-Anh Nguyen;Karl Laius;Madee Lo;JY Kang;Marc Bou Zeid;Abhishek Goel;Charles A Hershberger;Coenraad Keuning;Robert Seik;Heidi Stolt;Alexis Hevia;Todd Gross;Brady Jones;Christina Salvatore;Zhong Ming Zenny Tan;Karisa Caudill;Bruno Pinho;Derek Drescher;Mihail Radu Pantilimon;Amin Shahril;Barthélémy Michalon;Chumi Ogbonna;Karlee Finch;Mohammad Said;jj5252 and Kelvin Lam.;Education;cynicism;cynic;diogenes;diogenes of sinope;greek philosophy;greek philosophers;philosophy;philosophers;materialism;conformity;nature;freedom;diogenes the dog;diogenes the cynic;beliefs;morals;belief system;ancient greece;culture;world culture;ancient cultures;socratic period;education;animation;william desmond;avi ofer;TED;TED-Ed;TED Ed;Teded;Ted Education
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language:en;Explore the ancient Greek philosophy of cynicism;which calls for the rejection of materialism and conformity in favor of a simple life. -- In the 4th century BCE;a young Diogenes of Sinope was found to be counterfeiting coins. He was stripped of his citizenship;his money;all his possessions and sent into exile. He decided he would live self-sufficiently;close to nature;without materialism;vanity;or conformity and only then could he be truly free. William D. Desmond details how Diogenes gave rise to the philosophy of cynicism. Lesson by William D. Desmond;directed by Avi Ofer. Animator's website: https://www.aviofer.com Sign up for our newsletter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter Support us on Patreon: http://bit.ly/TEDEdPatreon Follow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/TEDEdFacebook Find us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdTwitter Peep us on Instagram: http://bit.ly/TEDEdInstagram View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-philosophy-of-cynicism-william-d-desmond Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Carlos H. Costa;Eimann P. Evarola;Aleksandr Lyozin;Mohamed Elsayed;Alan Wilder;Marcus Appelbaum;Francisco Leos;Kevin O'Leary;Les Howard;Ten Cha;Mehmet Yusuf Ertekin;Arlene Weston;phkphk123321;Jennifer Kurkoski;Ryan B Harvey;Austin Randall;Abhishek Bansal;Jayant Sahewal;Dian Atamyanov;igor romanenko;Jose Arcadio Valdes Franco;Brandy Sarver;Guy Hardy;Tu-Anh Nguyen;Karl Laius;Madee Lo;JY Kang;Marc Bou Zeid;Abhishek Goel;Charles A Hershberger;Coenraad Keuning;Robert Seik;Heidi Stolt;Alexis Hevia;Todd Gross;Brady Jones;Christina Salvatore;Zhong Ming Zenny Tan;Karisa Caudill;Bruno Pinho;Derek Drescher;Mihail Radu Pantilimon;Amin Shahril;Barthélémy Michalon;Chumi Ogbonna;Karlee Finch;Mohammad Said;jj5252 and Kelvin Lam.;Education;cynicism;cynic;diogenes;diogenes of sinope;greek philosophy;greek philosophers;philosophy;philosophers;materialism;conformity;nature;freedom;diogenes the dog;diogenes the cynic;beliefs;morals;belief system;ancient greece;culture;world culture;ancient cultures;socratic period;education;animation;william desmond;avi ofer;TED;TED-Ed;TED Ed;Teded;Ted Education