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Originally Posted by G1911
In the source Greek, from long after Diogenes time, it’s simply “man”, but with both subtexts of rationality and honesty (which at that time were oft tied together with the different implications of a different language; one cannot be honest if one is not rational). It’s reprinted in English both ways, as honest man and reasonable man depending on the book.
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Interesting, because one sees reference to him mostly in the context of how corrupt and dishonest people are.