![]() He was known for his simple lifestyle and for his criticisms of the vanity and acquisitiveness of the human race. Plato believed that it was important to gain the favor of those in power, while Diogenes believed that it was more important to focus on doing honest, simple work.ĭiogenes of Sinope was a Cynic philosopher who lived in the 4th century BC. This exchange highlights the difference between the two men’s philosophies. Diogenes’ response is that if Plato knew how to wash vegetables properly, he would not need to waste his time trying to gain favor with Dionysius. ![]() In this quote, Plato is suggesting that Diogenes would not have to work as a lowly vegetable washer if he knew how to schmooze and gain favor with Dionysius, a wealthy and powerful man. “I am called a dog because I fawn on those who give me anything, I yelp at those who refuse, and I set my teeth in rascals.” “Even if I am but a pretender to wisdom, that in itself is philosophy.”Ĥ. “The art of being a slave is to rule one’s master.”ģ. “Why not whip the teacher when the pupil misbehaves?”Ģ. Alexander is so impressed by Diogenes that he declares that he wishes he could be him. Diogenes replies by telling Alexander to move a little to the right so he is not blocking his sun. In the story, Alexander is thrilled to meet Diogenes and asks if there is any favor he can do for him. This is a famous anecdote about the thinker Diogenes and the famous Alexander the Great. ![]() He rejected the concept of “manners” as a lie and advocated complete truthfulness at all times and under any circumstance. Those who do not like the film fail to see it as an Aussie Gothic film as innovative in its day as Wuthering Heights was in its.“There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.” -Diogenes What is Diogenes best known for?ĭiogenes of Sinope was a Greek Cynic philosopher who is best known for holding a lantern (or candle) to the faces of the citizens of Athens, claiming he was searching for an honest man. The mystery explains the accusations by the girls, parents and staff and the eventual downfall of most who worked there. Finally, if we knew what happened to the girls, any speculation about the fate of those at the school would be moot. A significant plot development in this film, we hear e people moving on ward as if drawn towards their doom, but Weir never bothers us with needless Dialog.how much weaker would the plot be if we heard Miranda calling to her companions "follow me, we must reach the top." It is also critical to the developing sense of spirituality and intuitive communication we see in Gallipoli and Witness. The people as in many Weir films communicate the most critical ideas with out talking. The site, Hanging Rock, is identified with a mythic highway man and all the things we observe happening have elements of the supernatural. ![]() This claim was as much a fiction as the rest of the novel. The novel that the film was based on suggested, almost as an afterthought, that the story might be true. Though many people have offered suggestions both realistic and absurd as to what happened to the ladies, everything but Dingo attacks have been suggested, we are kept in the dark on purpose. They are clearly missing in the Cars that Ate Paris his first full length film. Excellent cinematography and a musical score perfectly chosen both of which become Weir trademarks first appear in this film. Picnic at Hanging Rock is a masterpiece of psychological fiction in which we see an awful thing happen from a great distance and are only given enough clues to guess at what happened to the missing girls. ![]()
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