Topic
Cynicism
2 articles
Zeno of Citium: The Shipwreck That Began the Stoic School
Stoicism was founded by a bankrupt merchant who lost his cargo at sea, wandered into an Athens bookshop, and never left. We don't have a single word he wrote — here's how we still know what he taught.
July 15, 2026
Diogenes the Cynic: The Philosopher Who Lived in a Barrel
Diogenes the Cynic lived in a jar and mocked Alexander the Great. The stunts weren't trolling — they were arguments, and one of them is a freedom technique.
May 29, 2026