Jean-Manuel Roubineau

Jean-Manuel Roubineau is a classics scholar who specializes in Greek antiquity, the historical anthropology of sport, and the history of social inequalities. He is the author of the 2023 books The Dangerous Life and Ideas of Diogenes the Cynic.

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Thinking

The dangerous ideas of Diogenes the Cynic, history’s most outlandish philosopher

Diogenes engaged in shocking behavior to demonstrate the contradictions, small-mindedness, and sheer absurdity of prevailing social conventions.