Cynic Philosophers From Diogenes to Julian

Name: Cynic Philosophers From Diogenes to Julian
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ISBN: 9780141192222

ISBN-10: 0141192224

ISBN-13: 9780141192222

Edition: 2012

Authors: Robert Dobbin, Robert Dobbin, Diogenes of Sinope Staff, Lucian

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'Poverty does not consist in the want of money,' I answered, 'nor is begging to be deplored. Poverty consists in the desire to have everything, and through violent means if necessary'From their founding in the fifth century BC and for over 800 years, the Cynic philosophers sought to cure humanity of greed and vice with their proposal of living simply. They guaranteed happiness to their adherents through freedom of speech, poverty, self-sufficiency and physical hardiness. In this fascinating and completely new collection of Cynic writing through the centuries, from Diogenes and Hipparchia, to Lucian and the Roman emperor Julian, the history and experiences of the Cynic philosophers are…

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List price: $24.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 2/26/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 5.12" wide x 7.83" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 0.660

Epictetus(c. AD 55135) was born into slavery in Anatolia (modern Turkey) but gained his freedom and moved to the coast of Greece, where he opened a school of philosophy. Robert Dobbinis the author of Epictetus Discourses: Book Oneas well as articles on Virgil, Plato, and Pythagoras.