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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Antisthenes canonical | 16 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Socratic philosopher
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ancient Greek philosopher ⓘ forerunner of Cynicism ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cynic school
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School of Socrates ⓘ
surface form:
Socratic circle
|
| birthPlace | Athens ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| educatedAt | School of Socrates ⓘ |
| era | Classical Greek philosophy ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ethics
ⓘ
literary criticism ⓘ logic ⓘ rhetoric ⓘ |
| floruit | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| influenced |
Crates of Thebes
ⓘ
Diogenes of Sinope ⓘ Zeno of Citium ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Gorgias
ⓘ
Socrates ⓘ Presocratic philosophers ⓘ
surface form:
Sophists
|
| knownFor |
advocacy of ascetic living
ⓘ
advocacy of self-sufficiency ⓘ advocacy of virtue ⓘ criticism of pleasure ⓘ simple lifestyle ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| memberOf | Socratic companions ⓘ |
| movement |
Cynicism
ⓘ
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 ⓘ |
| studentOf |
Gorgias
ⓘ
Socrates ⓘ |
| viewOnPleasure | pleasure is not a good ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
Hercules as a moral exemplar
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Socratic dialogues ⓘ ethics ⓘ rhetoric ⓘ virtue ⓘ |
Referenced by (16)
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