Preschool Philosophy: The Dog Philosopher


This month’s philosopher is Diogenes of Sinope, one of the founders of Cynic philosophy. He infamously lived like a dog; in fact, the word “cynic” derives from the Greek word for doglike (“kunikos”) and was used to describe philosophers like Diogenes who lived naturally and simply. He notoriously mocked authorities and behaved shamelessly in public, but all of these actions can be traced back to his world view.

If you want to learn more about Diogenes of Sinope, you can go to his Wikipedia page and his Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy page. If you want to learn more about the school of Cynicism, you can go the Wikipedia page.

This video was created using Adobe Illustrator, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere, and Audacity.

Song Used: “Chrono Trigger – Corridors of Time” by Yasunori Mitsuda.

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    […] Preschool Philosophy: The Dog Philosopher Philosophy is an endlessly deep and ever changing focus of study, one that can feel complicated and even intimidating to some. Unless of course you are learning about it through Hiroya Gojo’s Preschool Philosophy column, where he dives into the history of philosophy with fun and informative animations. His first video, The Dog Philosopher, focuses on Greek philosopher Diogenes of Sinope, a cynic who tried to live more like a dog and constantly mocked authority—all of which made for quite an entertaining animation. […]

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