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The Cynic Philosophers - from Diogenes to Julian

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Informationen zum Autor Robert Dobbin was born in New York City in 1958. He received a PhD in Classics from the University of California at Berkeley in 1989, and taught history and classics at college level for years. He is the author of Epictetus Discourses: Book One (1998), as well as articles on Virgil, Plato and Pythagoras. He has also translated Epictetus's Discourses and Selected Writings (2008) for Penguin Classics. Currently he works as a book editor in northern California. Klappentext A unique new volume illuminating the philosophy of the ancient Greek and Roman Cynics The Greek Cynics owned no property and rejected fame and fortune, living almost entirely out of doors while surviving on wild plants and water from natural springs. They promoted ideals such as self-sufficiency, freedom, detachment, shamelessness, and toughness, and their philosophy penetrated not only Greek but also Roman civilization. This unique anthology draws together the writings on and by various Cynic philosophers, from founding figures Antisthenes and Diogenes of Sinope to Hipparchia, one of the few female philosophers in antiquity, and fourth-century Roman emperor Julian "the apostate." For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. Zusammenfassung '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 explored to the full. Robert Dobbin's introduction examines the public image of the Cynics through the ages, as well as the philosophy's contradictions and how their views on women were centuries ahead of their time. This edition also includes notes on the text, chronology, glossary and suggested further reading. Translated, edited and with an introduction by Robert Dobbin ...

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Authors of Sinope Diphilus, Robert Dobbin, Julian, Emperor Julian, of Norwich Julian, Julian of Norwich, Lucian, of Samosata Lucian, of Samosata Diphilus Lucian, of Samosata Julian Lucian, Diogenes of Sinope, Various
Assisted by Robert Dobbin (Introduction), Robert Dobbin (Translation), Robert F. Dobbin (Translation)
Publisher Penguin Books Uk
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback
Released 06.12.2012
 
EAN 9780141192222
ISBN 978-0-14-119222-2
No. of pages 288
Dimensions 128 mm x 197 mm x 25 mm
Series Penguin Classics
Little Black Classics
Penguin Classics
Little Black Classics
Subjects Fiction > Narrative literature

PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ancient World, Ethics and moral philosophy

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