Le cynisme, en raison peut-être de son mépris pour la spéculation théorique et de la rareté des textes de contenu doctrinal qui en a résulté, reste le parent pauvre de la philosophie antique. Le présent ouvrage fut l'un des premiers à lui être exclusivement consacré. Pour rendre…
More than a school of philosophy with a defined set of beliefs and convictions, classical Cynicism represents an unconventional sect of philosophers and a way of life. This is a complete account of classical Cynicism from its beginnings in the Socratic circle to its extinction i…
William Desmond, taking issue with typical assessments of the ancient Cynics, contends that figures such as Antisthenes and Diogenes were not cultural outcasts or marginal voices in the classical culture of the fifth and fourth centuries B.C. Rather, the Cynic movement had deep …
