Cynic philosopher

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• 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 — 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

• cynic — ► NOUN 1) a person who has little faith in the integrity or sincerity of others. 2) a sceptic. 3) (Cynic) (in ancient Greece) a member of a school of philosophers founded by Antisthenes, characterized by an ostentatious contempt for wealth and… …   English terms dictionary

• philosopher — Synonyms and related words: Abelard, Albertus Magnus, Albinus, Alexander, Anaxagoras, Anselm, Averroist, Bacon, Berkeleian, Berkeley, Boethius, Bonaventure, Boodin, Bosanquet, Bowne, Broad, Bruno, Cartesian, Chubb, Cicero, Comtist, Condillac,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• cynic — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. misanthrope, pessimist; philosopher. See thought, malevolence. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. misanthrope, misogynist, misogamist, mocker, satirist, scoffer, pessimist, sarcastic person, caviler, sneerer,… …   English dictionary for students

• 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

• Crescens the Cynic — Crescens (2nd century) was a Cynic philosopher who attacked the Christians, and was in turn, attacked by Justin Martyr. Eusebius, writing 150 years later, claimed that the plots of Crescens caused Justin s death. Life The only information… …   Wikipedia

• Asclepiades the Cynic — Asclepiades ( el. Ἀσκληπιάδης) was a Cynic philosopher who lived in the 4th century. He is mentioned by the emperor Julian whom Asclepiades visited at Antioch in 362. [Julian, Orations , vii. 224D] Ammianus Marcellinus describes how Asclepiades… …   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

• Demetrius the Cynic — Demetrius (Greek: Δημήτριος; 1st century), a Cynic philosopher from Corinth, who lived in Rome during the reigns of Caligula, Nero and Vespasian (37 71 AD). He was the intimate friend of Seneca, who wrote about him often,[1] and who describes him …   Wikipedia

• Heraclius the Cynic — Heraclius (or Herakleios, el. Ἡράκλειος) who lived in the 4th century, was a Cynic philosopher, against whom the emperor Julian wrote in his seventh oration. [Julian, Oration 7: To the Cynic Heracleios . cf. Eunapius, fr. 18, Libanius, Orations …   Wikipedia