"If I lack awareness, then why should I care what happens to me when I am dead?"

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Source: Herakleitos, Diogenes (2011). “Herakleitos and Diogenes: Translated from the Greek by Guy Davenport”, p.42, Wipf and Stock Publishers

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Diogenes

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Diogenes was a Greek philosopher known for his ascetic lifestyle and sharp critiques of societal norms, embodying the principles of Cynicism.

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