Cynicism
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Cynicism is an ancient Greek philosophical school that advocates living in accordance with nature through radical simplicity, self-sufficiency, and rejection of conventional social values.
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| instanceOf |
Cynic philosopher
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Cynic philosopher → Cynic philosopher → ancient Greek philosophy → philosopher → philosophical school → |
| aimsAt |
freedom from convention
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living according to reason → |
| associatedWith |
Crates of Thebes
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Cynicism → Diogenes of Sinope → Hipparchia of Maroneia → |
| continuedInto |
Roman Imperial period
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| contrastsWith |
conventional morality
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materialism → |
| coreIdeal |
askesis
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autarkeia → living in accordance with nature → radical simplicity → self-sufficiency → virtue as the only good → |
| critiques |
marriage conventions
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political authority → religious ritualism → social institutions → |
| emergedInCentury |
4th century BCE
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| emphasizes |
ethical rigor
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frank speech → freedom from passions → frugality → parrhesia → |
| etymology |
related to Greek word for dog
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| foundedBy |
Antisthenes
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| hasNotableFigure |
Crates of Thebes
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Diogenes of Sinope → Hipparchia of Maroneia → |
| historicalPeriod |
Classical Greece
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| influenced |
Hellenistic philosophy
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Stoicism → early Christian moral thought → |
| influencedBy |
Socrates
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| languageOrigin |
Greek word kynikos
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| originatedIn |
Ancient Greece
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| practices |
renunciation of possessions
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voluntary poverty → |
| regardsDogsAs |
models of natural living
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| rejects |
conventional social values
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fame → luxury → power → wealth → |
| symbol |
dog
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| teaches |
indifference to insult
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indifference to pain → indifference to pleasure → |
| uses |
public provocation
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shameless behavior as moral critique → |
| viewsVirtueAs |
sufficient for happiness
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| wasStudentOf |
Socrates
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Referenced by (11)
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Antisthenes
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Crates of Thebes → Diogenes of Sinope → |
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Crates of Thebes
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Diogenes of Sinope → Hipparchia of Maroneia → |
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Antisthenes
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associatedWith |
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Classical period
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hasPhilosophicalSchool |
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Classical Greek philosophy
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hasSchool |
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Socrates
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influenced |
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Zeno of Citium
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