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• Cynic School of Philosophy — • Founded at Athens about 400 B.C., continued in existence until about 200 B.C. It sprang from the ethical doctrine of Socrates regarding the necessity of moderation and self denial Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Cynic School of… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Hipparchia the Cynic — Hipparchia ( el. Ἱππαρχία) of Maroneia was a Cynic philosopher, and wife of Crates of Thebes, who lived c. 325 BC. She is famous for living a life of Cynic poverty on equal terms with her husband on the streets of Athens. Like most Cynics, her… …   Wikipedia

• Teles the Cynic — Teles ( el. Τέλης) of Megara, was a Cynic philosopher and teacher who lived c. 235 BCE. He wrote various discourses ( diatribes ), seven fragments of which were preserved by Stobaeus. The fragments are: #Περὶ τοῡ δοϰεῖν ϰαὶ τοῡ εἶναι On Seeming… …   Wikipedia

• Cynic — The Cynics ( el. Κυνικοί, la. Cynici) were an influential group of philosophers from the ancient school of Cynicism. Their philosophy was that the purpose of life was to live a life of Virtue in agreement with Nature. This meant rejecting all… …   Wikipedia

• Cynic epistles — The Cynic epistles are a collection of letters expounding the principles and practices of Cynic philosophy mostly written in the time of the Roman empire but purporting to have been written by much earlier philosophers. The two main groups of… …   Wikipedia

• The Republic (Zeno) — The Republic of Zeno was a work written by Zeno of Citium, the founder of Stoic philosophy at the beginning of the 3rd century BC. Although it has not survived, it was his most famous work, and various quotes and paraphrases were preserved by… …   Wikipedia

• cynic — mid 16c., in reference to the ancient philosophy, from Gk. kynikos a follower of Antisthenes, lit. dog like, from kyon (gen. kynos) dog (see CANINE (Cf. canine)). Supposedly from the sneering sarcasm of the philosophers, but more likely from… …   Etymology dictionary

• The Hermit — (IX) is the ninth trump or Major Arcana card in most traditional Tarot decks. It is used in game playing as well as in divination. Description A. E. Waite was a key figure in the development of modern Tarot interpretations. However, not all… …   Wikipedia

• Cynic (disambiguation) — Cynicism was a school of ancient Greek philosophy. Cynicism (contemporary) refers to the modern usage of the word post 19th century Cynic may also refer to: Cynic (band), a progressive/technical death metal band from Miami, Florida The Cynics, a… …   Wikipedia

• Cynic —    , ANTISTHENES    The word cynic has undergone a complete turnabout in meaning in the last two thousand years. The Cynic school of philosophy was founded by Antisthenes (born about 440 B.C.), a pupil of Socrates. He took as his starting point… …   Dictionary of eponyms

• cynic — cyn·ic (sĭn’ĭk) n. 1) A person who believes all people are motivated by selfishness. 2) A person whose outlook is scornfully and habitually negative. 3) Cynic A member of a sect of ancient Greek philosophers who believed virtue to be the only… …   Word Histories