Cynic movement
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The Cynic movement was an ancient Greek philosophical school that advocated living in accordance with nature through extreme simplicity, self-sufficiency, and rejection of conventional social values.
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| Cynic movement canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Cynic movement Context triple: [Hipparchia of Maroneia, movement, Cynic movement]
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Kollyvades movement
The Kollyvades movement was an 18th-century Orthodox monastic revival on Mount Athos that emphasized frequent Communion, strict adherence to liturgical tradition, and the patristic spiritual heritage.
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Redeemer movement
The Redeemer movement was a post–Civil War political coalition in the American South that sought to restore white Democratic control and roll back Reconstruction-era reforms.
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COBRA movement
The COBRA movement was a post-World War II European avant-garde art collective known for its spontaneous, expressive, and often abstract works that rejected traditional artistic conventions.
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Kulti
Kulti is an industrial town in eastern India known for its historical iron and steel works and its location within the Asansol region of West Bengal.
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Cameronian movement
The Cameronian movement was a radical 17th-century Scottish Presbyterian faction that upheld strict Covenanter principles, rejecting state interference in the church and often facing severe persecution for its stance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Cynic movement Target entity description: The Cynic movement was an ancient Greek philosophical school that advocated living in accordance with nature through extreme simplicity, self-sufficiency, and rejection of conventional social values.
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A.
Kollyvades movement
The Kollyvades movement was an 18th-century Orthodox monastic revival on Mount Athos that emphasized frequent Communion, strict adherence to liturgical tradition, and the patristic spiritual heritage.
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B.
Redeemer movement
The Redeemer movement was a post–Civil War political coalition in the American South that sought to restore white Democratic control and roll back Reconstruction-era reforms.
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C.
COBRA movement
The COBRA movement was a post-World War II European avant-garde art collective known for its spontaneous, expressive, and often abstract works that rejected traditional artistic conventions.
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D.
Kulti
Kulti is an industrial town in eastern India known for its historical iron and steel works and its location within the Asansol region of West Bengal.
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E.
Cameronian movement
The Cameronian movement was a radical 17th-century Scottish Presbyterian faction that upheld strict Covenanter principles, rejecting state interference in the church and often facing severe persecution for its stance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic philosophy
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ancient Greek philosophical school ⓘ philosophical movement ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity |
Athens
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Thebes ⓘ |
| characteristicSymbol | the dog ⓘ |
| continuedInto |
Roman Empire
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surface form:
Roman Imperial period
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| contrastsWith |
Aristotelianism
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Platonism ⓘ |
| coreDoctrine |
cultivate virtue as the only true good
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indifference to fame and reputation ⓘ live in accordance with nature ⓘ practice extreme simplicity ⓘ practice frank speech ⓘ practice self-sufficiency ⓘ practice shamelessness regarding social conventions ⓘ reject conventional social values ⓘ reject luxury and material wealth ⓘ |
| emergedInCentury | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| ethicalFocus |
askesis
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autarkeia ⓘ freedom from passion ⓘ virtue ⓘ |
| etymology | name derived from Greek word for dog ⓘ |
| foundingFigure | Antisthenes ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | ancient Greece ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Classical Greece
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Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| influenced | early Christian moral criticism of wealth ⓘ |
| influencedMovement | Stoicism ⓘ |
| influencedPhilosopher |
Epictetus
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Late Stoa ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Stoics
Zeno of Citium ⓘ |
| mainName | Cynicism ⓘ |
| opposes |
materialism
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political ambition ⓘ social convention ⓘ traditional marriage norms ⓘ |
| prominentFigure |
Bion of Borysthenes
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Crates of Thebes ⓘ Demonax ⓘ Diogenes of Sinope ⓘ Hipparchia of Maroneia ⓘ Metrocles of Maroneia ⓘ Monimus of Syracuse ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
asceticism
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cosmopolitanism ⓘ parrhesia ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
provocation
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public performance of philosophy ⓘ satire and ridicule ⓘ |
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