From time to time the media inform us about some person, generally elderly, who has had to be assisted by social services because they live in a state of personal and social neglect, isolated in their ...

Diogenes syndrome is a behavioral disorder that affects older adults. It occurs in both men and women. The main symptoms are excessive hoarding, dirty homes, and poor personal hygiene. People with ...

Often misunderstood and sometimes mistaken for simple neglect, Diogenes syndrome is a complex behavioral disorder that can affect anyone, regardless of age or social background. Recognizing the signs ...

Antisthenes, Cynic philosopher and tutor of Diogenes, championed simplicity, virtue, and freedom, influencing Stoic thought.

King Alexander the Great was visiting the city of Corinth in the fourth century B.C. He had rallied many of the Greek city states to assist him in invading the Persian Empire. At the age of only 20 he ...

Diogenes of Sinope was an ancient Greek philosopher and self-proclaimed "Citizen of the World" who, at different points, allegedly lived in a wine barrel (or possibly another kind of jar), urinated on ...

Quote of the day by Diogenes the Cynic: The ancient Greek philosopher and archetype of Cynicism, advocated for listening more ...

The wisdom of Greek thinkers has been in high demand in recent decades. Consider books that urge us to travel with Epicurus, follow Aristotle’s way or accompany Plato to the Googleplex. It was only a ...

Diogenes of Sinope, a beggar who lived on the streets of Athens in the fourth century B.C.E., has been hailed as the progenitor of performance art, an inspiration for the Occupy movement, and, by the ...