He was purchased from Cretan pirates by Xeniades, a citizen of Corinth, who gave him his freedom.
He was purchased from Cretan pirates by Xeniades, a citizen of Corinth, who gave him his freedom. Born in Sinope around 400 B.C., his work in anatomy and physiology earned him a mention by Aristotle in his History of Animals, who was impressed with his understanding of veins. Against the Sophists and The Nature of Man may be parts of the work of this pupil of Antisthenes, who was said to have walked around in broad daylight with a lantern in search of an honest man. FTP, name this philosopher, a leader of the Cynics who spent a lot of time in the tub.
He was purchased from Cretan pirates by Xeniades, a citizen of Corinth, who gave him his freedom.
{Diogenes}