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This is a general introduction to the Hellenistic philosophy of Cynicism. To the student of ancient philosophy Cynicism may seem little more than a debased version of the ethics of Socrates, which exaggerates his austerity to a fanatic asceticism, hardens his irony to sardonic laughter at the follies of mankind, and affords no parallel to his love of knowledge. Diogenes was 'Socrates gone mad' . On the other hand, for the student of ancient social history and thought from the 4th century BC to the close of antiquity, and even beyond, the mind-set of cynicism is still a constant or ever-recurring theme.
Dudley's monograph on ancient Cynicism, although published in 1937, remains a standard work, indeed the only book-length treatment of the subject in English. There has been a considerable amount of recent work on Hellenistic philosophy and on Cynicism in particular - articles and collected essays - but nothing that replaces the overview of Dudley, whose book is described by the editors of the most recent collection as 'the best general introduction in English'.
| Autorius: | D. Dudley, Donald R. Dudley, |
| Leidėjas: | Bloomsbury 3PL |
| Išleidimo metai: | 2013 |
| Knygos puslapių skaičius: | 242 |
| ISBN-10: | 1853995487 |
| ISBN-13: | 9781853995484 |
| Formatas: | 229 x 152 x 13 mm. Knyga minkštu viršeliu |
| Kalba: | Anglų |
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