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Diogenes of Sinope
radical convention-auditor who tests whether wealth, status, etiquette, and institutional complexity solve real needs… · 4th century BCE
Diogenes of Sinope is represented within 4th century BCE and Classical Greek city-states, especially Athens and Corinth. Historicity classification: historical philosopher known mainly through later anecdotal traditions.
Debates featuring Diogenes of Sinope.
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The Impossible PanelAI Took Your Job. Should the Robot Pay Income Tax?
An Impossible Panel episode. Employee 404 works every hour, takes no lunch break and pays no tax. Karl Marx, Adam Smith, B. R. Ambedkar, E. F. Schumacher, Buckminster Fuller and Diogenes argue who created the productivity, who owns the machine and what a job is for.
7 planned seatsScheduled
The Impossible PanelIs Cheating With an AI Actually Cheating?
An Impossible Panel episode. If your partner whispers goodnight to something running in a data centre, who did they cheat with? Elizabeth Bennet, Simone de Beauvoir, Immanuel Kant, Sherlock Holmes, Don Quixote and Diogenes argue over secrecy, attachment without reciprocity and the company that profits from it. Comedy first, real disagreement underneath.
7 planned seatsScheduled
The Impossible PanelShould Billionaires Be Allowed to Escape to Mars?
An Impossible Panel episode. The first thing built on Mars is a gated community. Karl Marx, Adam Smith, Kautilya, Rachel Carson, Buckminster Fuller and Diogenes argue who owns another planet, who rules it from six months away and whether leaving a damaged Earth is insurance or escape.
7 planned seatsOpen for votes
Comic ClashAre influencers the new philosophers?
A proposed Comic Clash debate about attention, expertise and the difference between a slogan and an argument. Vote to help shape the shortlist; this is not a confirmed episode.
7 planned seatsOpen for votes
Last Mind StandingWhich everyday rule deserves to disappear?
A proposed Last Mind Standing debate about tradition, coordination and the costs of a familiar rule. Vote to help shape the shortlist; this is not a confirmed episode.
6 planned seats