Antisthenes
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Antisthenes was an ancient Greek philosopher, a pupil of Socrates and a key forerunner of Cynicism known for his advocacy of virtue, self-sufficiency, and ascetic living.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Socratic philosopher
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ancient Greek philosopher → forerunner of Cynicism → |
| associatedWith |
Cynic school
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Socratic circle → |
| birthPlace |
Athens
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Ancient Greece
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| educatedAt |
School of Socrates
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| era |
Classical Greek philosophy
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| fieldOfWork |
ethics
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literary criticism → logic → rhetoric → |
| floruit |
4th century BCE
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| influenced |
Crates of Thebes
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Diogenes of Sinope → Zeno of Citium → |
| influencedBy |
Gorgias
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Socrates → Sophists → |
| knownFor |
advocacy of ascetic living
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advocacy of self-sufficiency → advocacy of virtue → criticism of pleasure → simple lifestyle → |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Ancient Greek
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| memberOf |
Socratic companions
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| movement |
Cynicism
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Socratic philosophy → |
| notableIdea |
ascetic way of life
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critique of luxury and conventional values → emphasis on moral rather than theoretical philosophy → rejection of pleasure as the highest good → self-sufficiency (autarkeia) → virtue can be taught → virtue is sufficient for happiness → |
| occupation |
philosopher
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writer → |
| philosophicalSchool |
Socratic ethics
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early Cynicism → |
| positionHeld |
teacher of philosophy in Athens
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| studentOf |
Gorgias
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Socrates → |
| viewOnPleasure |
pleasure is not a good
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| viewOnVirtue |
virtue is a form of knowledge
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virtue is one and cannot be divided into parts → |
| viewOnWealth |
wealth and external goods are indifferent to virtue
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| wroteAbout |
Hercules as a moral exemplar
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Socratic dialogues → ethics → rhetoric → virtue → |