Cynic school
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The Cynic school was an ancient Greek philosophical movement that advocated for a life of virtue in accordance with nature, rejecting conventional desires for wealth, power, and social status.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cynic school canonical | 4 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
ancient Greek philosophical movement
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philosophical school ⓘ |
| attitudeTowardInstitutions |
critique of marriage and family conventions
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critique of political institutions ⓘ |
| attitudeTowardPossessions | embrace of poverty ⓘ |
| attitudeTowardReligion | skepticism toward traditional religious practices ⓘ |
| corePrinciple |
anaideia (shamelessness) in defiance of convention
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askēsis (ascetic training) ⓘ autarkeia (self-sufficiency) ⓘ living in accordance with nature ⓘ parrhesia (frank speech) ⓘ rejection of conventional desires for power ⓘ rejection of conventional desires for social status ⓘ rejection of conventional desires for wealth ⓘ virtue is the only good ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Greek Antiquity
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surface form:
Ancient Greece
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| ethicalFocus |
freedom from passion and possession
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simplicity of life ⓘ virtue ⓘ |
| etymology | name derived from Greek "kynikos" meaning dog-like ⓘ |
| founder | Antisthenes ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Classical Greece
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Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| inception | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| influenced |
Hellenistic philosophy
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Stoicism ⓘ
surface form:
Stoic school
Zeno of Citium ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Antisthenes
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Socrates ⓘ Socratic philosophy ⓘ |
| languageOfExpression | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| legacy |
model for later radical social criticism
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precursor to Stoic ethics ⓘ |
| notablePhilosopher |
Crates of Thebes
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Diogenes of Sinope ⓘ Hipparchia of Maroneia ⓘ Metrocles of Maroneia ⓘ Monimus of Syracuse ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Cynicism ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Athens ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
asceticism
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cosmopolitanism ⓘ minimalism in lifestyle ⓘ |
| symbol | dog ⓘ |
| teachingMethod |
dialogue and satire
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public example and performance ⓘ |
| viewOnConvention | social conventions are often contrary to nature ⓘ |
| viewOnSociety | civilization corrupts natural virtue ⓘ |
| viewOnVirtue | virtue is sufficient for happiness ⓘ |
| viewOnWealth | wealth is indifferent or harmful to virtue ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.