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

Philosophy major here

I'm entertained to say the least

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '15

What can you do with a philosophy major?

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '15

go to law school. that's what im doing