Plato Having Defined Man To Be A Two-legged Animal Without Feathers, Diogenes Plucked A Cock And Brought It Into The Academy, And Said, "This Is Plato's Man.

Plato Having Defined Man To Be A Two-legged Animal Without Feathers, Diogenes Plucked A Cock And Brought It Into The Academy, And Said, "This Is Plato's Man.

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Plato having defined man to be a two-legged animal without feathers,
Diogenes plucked a cock and brought it into the Academy, and said,
"This is Plato's man." On which account this addition was made to
the definition,--"With broad at nails."
-- Diogenes Laertius (c. 200 AD)
-- Diogenes, vi

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