Philosophy of the movement started by Diogenes of Sinope (4th century BC) and possibly influenced by Antisthenes, a contemporary and disciple of Socrates (469-399 BC).
The movement lasted intermittently for some 800 years or more, flourishing mainly in its first two centuries and again under the early Roman Empire (first two centuries AD).
The Cynics were akin to and in some ways forerunners of the Stoics, but they confined themselves to ethics and never gained the respectability of the Stoics.
Like the Stoics they advocated self-sufficiency, and the avoidance of emotional entanglements and slavery to desire, but unlike stoicism they rejected social conventions and constraints as unnatural. The name ‘Cynics’ means ‘doggy ones’, perhaps because of their uninhibited habits (though other etymologies have been suggested).
Source:
D R Dudley, A History of Cynicism (1937)
Table of Contents
- 1 Videos
- 2 Related Products
- 2.1 Didn't See It Coming: Overcoming the Seven Greatest Challenges That No One Expects and Everyone Experiences
- 2.2 Cynicism (MIT Press Essential Knowledge series)
- 2.3 The Cynic Philosophers: From Diogenes to Julian (Penguin Classics)
- 2.4 Diogenes the Cynic: Sayings and Anecdotes, With Other Popular Moralists
- 2.5 Famous People of the World - Famous Philosophers - Diogenes
- 2.6 Cynicism
- 2.7 Cynics (Ancient Philosophies)
- 2.8 Mere Hope: Life in an Age of Cynicism
- 2.9 Seeing Through Cynicism: A Reconsideration of the Power of Suspicion
- 2.10 Classical Cynicism: A Critical Study (Contributions in Philosophy)
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Didn't See It Coming: Overcoming the Seven Greatest Challenges That No One Expects and Everyone Experiences
- Amazon Kindle Edition
- Nieuwhof, Carey (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 203 Pages - 09/04/2018 (Publication Date) - WaterBrook (Publisher)
Cynicism (MIT Press Essential Knowledge series)
- Allen, Ansgar (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 280 Pages - 05/05/2020 (Publication Date) - The MIT Press (Publisher)
The Cynic Philosophers: From Diogenes to Julian (Penguin Classics)
- Various (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 232 Pages - 02/26/2013 (Publication Date) - Penguin Classics (Publisher)
Diogenes the Cynic: Sayings and Anecdotes, With Other Popular Moralists
- Oxford University Press USA
- Diogenes the Cynic (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 320 Pages - 05/16/2012 (Publication Date) - Oxford University Press (Publisher)
Famous People of the World - Famous Philosophers - Diogenes
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- Irina Konovalova (Director)
- English (Playback Language)
- English (Subtitle)
Cynics (Ancient Philosophies)
- Desmond, William (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 296 Pages - 10/28/2008 (Publication Date) - University of California Press (Publisher)
Mere Hope: Life in an Age of Cynicism
- Amazon Kindle Edition
- Duesing, Jason G. (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 192 Pages - 06/01/2018 (Publication Date) - B&H Books (Publisher)
Seeing Through Cynicism: A Reconsideration of the Power of Suspicion
- Keyes, Dick (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 239 Pages - 08/12/2006 (Publication Date) - IVP Books (Publisher)
Classical Cynicism: A Critical Study (Contributions in Philosophy)
- Hardcover Book
- Navia, Luis (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 240 Pages - 10/30/1996 (Publication Date) - Praeger (Publisher)
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