Cynicism

Philosophy·Founded c. 400 BCE·No longer practised

Cynicism → 1 branch

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Figures

who it looks to — gods, spirits, ancestors; some rooms are empty on principle Part of Belief →
D Diogenes of Sinope — the dog. The nickname was an insult he kept: a dog eats in public, sleeps anywhere, has no shame and bites its friends. Asked what philosophy had given him, he said he was prepared for any fortune. Domain Shamelessness as methodStanding Wrote dialogues and tragedies, all lost; survives entirely as anecdote Meet them — context & 1 source →
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