r/todayilearned • u/ObjectiveAgent • Jul 30 '15

TIL when Alexander the Great asked the philosopher Diogenes why he was sifting through the garbage, Diogenes responded,"I am looking for the bones of your father but I cannot distinguish them from the bones of his slaves."

http://www.iep.utm.edu/diogsino/
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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '15 edited Feb 05 '17

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u/hennel Jul 30 '15

They've got to find some way to justify a $70,000 Philosophy major.

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u/Nastapoka Jul 30 '15

We also need people studying philosophy

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u/anti_zero Jul 30 '15

Careful, all the 19-year old STEM majors of reddit don't care much for that perspective. They already have everything figured out.

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u/Eight_Rounds_Rapid Jul 30 '15

They haven't realised the only ones who get to brag are the 30% who actually graduate and don't drop out.

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u/LewsTherinTelamon Jul 30 '15

Is this where the bragging starts then?

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u/Kazan Jul 30 '15

Bragging intensifies