Diogenes The Cynic
A Beginner's Guide to the Provocative Philosophy of Living According to Nature, Rejecting Social Conventions, and the Practice of Shameless VirtueBy Alex Omberg
Length4h 6m
About this audiobook
What if everything society tells you that you need... is a lie?
Before minimalism, before punk rock, there was Diogenes—the original master of shameless virtue. Living in a ceramic jar in the heart of Athens, he owned nothing, begged for scraps, and answered Alexander the Great’s offer of any favor with a simple demand: "Stand out of my sunlight."
This was not madness; it was philosophy in action. Diogenes's provocative lifestyle was a blistering critique of a world drowning in convention, anxiety, and needless desire. While Plato looked to the heavens for truth, Diogenes found it by stripping life to its bare essentials, offering a radical "shortcut to virtue" that remains as shocking and relevant today as it was in ancient Greece.
Begin your journey to a life of shameless virtue and radical freedom.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★★ 5.0 (1)
GenrePhilosophy, Biography and Memoir
Length4 hrs 6 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 12, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Title Page
9Chapter 7: Parrhesia (Frank Speech)
2Introduction: The Dog Philosopher
10Chapter 8: Against Conventio
3Chapter 1: The Man in the Barrel
11Chapter 9: Diogenes and Alexander
4Chapter 2: Cynic Philosophy
12Chapter 10: Cynic InfluencE
5Chapter 3: Living According to Nature
13Chapter 11: Modern Cynicism
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6Chapter 4: Anaideia (Shamelessness
14Epilogue: The Examined Life, Stripped Bare
7Chapter 5: Autarkeia (Self-Sufficiency)
15Further Reading and Resources
8Chapter 6: Askesis (Training)
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