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Cynic philosopher and follower of Crates. 3rd Century BC: Bion of Borysthenes: c. 325–c. 250 BC Cynic philosopher and Sophist. Sotades of Maroneia: fl. 275 BC Poet who wrote on Cynic themes. Menippus of Gadara: fl. 275 BC Cynic philosopher and moral satirist. Menedemus: fl. 250 BC Cynic philosopher Cercidas of Megalopolis: c. 290–c. 220 BC ...
The Cynic movement was a core part of the post-Socratic ancient Western philosophy. It was characterized by an emotional detachment from the external world. It was characterized by an emotional detachment from the external world.
Classical Cynics followed this philosophy to the extent of neglecting everything not furthering their perfection of virtue and attainment of happiness, thus, the title of Cynic, derived from the Greek word κύων (meaning "dog") because they allegedly neglected society, hygiene, family, money, etc., in a manner reminiscent of dogs. They ...
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Cynic philosophers (2 C, 19 P) Pages in category "Cynicism" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
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The Cynic epistles deal with ethical matters rather than religious ones: their purpose is not to seek the divine, but rather to seek the ethically pure life by breaking away from social norms and conventions via ascetic practices. [2] The content of the epistles are not especially original, but probably served as a means to propagate Cynic ...
Cleomenes (/ k l iː ˈ ɒ m ɪ n iː z /; Ancient Greek: Κλεομένης; fl. c. 300 BCE) was a Cynic philosopher. He was a pupil of Crates of Thebes, [1] and is said to have taught Timarchus of Alexandria and Echecles of Ephesus, the latter of whom would go on to teach Menedemus.