On the contrary: Diogenes had far more substance than other people. (Like many Greek philosophers who couldn't get laid, he elevated the virtues of the mind above those of the body, refusing to acknowledge the validity or value of bodily impulses. This unremitting focus upon reason and his mental life may have had its drawbacks, but it certainly gave him substance and heft.) However, he either did not recognize this fact, or else was a huge dick, because he forcibly imposed his philosophy upon others to their detriment.



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