|
Cynicism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cynicism (Greek: ) originally comprised the various philosophies of a group of ancient Greeks called the Cynics , founded by Antisthenes in about the 4th century BC. The Cynics rejected all convent...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynicism |
|
Cynic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
One of the minor Socratic schools founded by Antisthenes, a follower of Socrates. Article from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
|
|||
|
Britannica online encyclopedia article on Cynic (ancient Greek philosophy), any member of a Greek philosophical sect that flourished from the 4th century bce to well into Christian times and was distinguished more for its unconventional way of life than for any system of thought. ... CREATE MY Cynic NEW DOCUMENT...
|
|||
|
|||
|
|||
|
It’s all involving a lot of strange math and ancient religions and I cannot possibly explain it properly. Of course, there are many people who have been looking for Doomsday for a long time. When you look around, you kind of have to wonder.
|
|||
|
I have long been inspired by the apocryphal story that "Diogenes of Sinope" went about ancient Greece vainly searching for an honest man. But I have no interest in being his apologist. ... The objective of Cynicicsm was self-sufficiency ("autarkeia") and the cynic virtues were the qualities through which freedom was attained.
|
|||
|
So here’s the official word: I will not blog as The Christian Cynic for at least four months. This timeframe coincides with my student teaching, and I will be using all of my energies to fulfill my New Year’s resolution to blog through my student teaching.
|
Copyright © 2009, Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.