A unique edition of the sayings of Diogenes, whose biting wit and eccentricity inspired the anecdotes that express his Cynic philosophy. It includes the accounts of his immediate successors, such as Crates and Hipparchia, and the witty moral preacher Bion. The contrasting teachings of the Cyrenaics and the hedonistic Aristippos complete the volume.

Informationen zum Autor Robin Hard has translated Apollodorus' Library of Greek Mythology and Marcus Aurelius' Meditations for Oxford World's Classics. He is the author of the Routledge Handbook of Greek Mythology. Klappentext A unique edition of the sayings of Diogenes, whose biting wit and eccentricity inspired the anecdotes that express his Cynic philosophy. It includes the accounts of his immediate successors, such as Crates and Hipparchia, and the witty moral preacher Bion. The contrasting teachings of the Cyrenaics and the hedonistic Aristippos complete the volume. Zusammenfassung A unique edition of the sayings of Diogenes, whose biting wit and eccentricity inspired the anecdotes that express his Cynic philosophy. It includes the accounts of his immediate successors, such as Crates and Hipparchia, and the witty moral preacher Bion. The contrasting teachings of the Cyrenaics and the hedonistic Aristippos complete the volume. Inhaltsverzeichnis DIOGENES AND THE EARLY CYNICS ; A Humorous Portrait of Diogenes and Aristippos ; Diogenes' Conversion to the Ascetic Life ; The Sage as Beggar ; Self-Characterization ; A Short-cut to Philosophy ; The World of Illusion ; Religion and Superstition ; Politicians and Rulers ; The Sale and Enslavement of Diogenes ; Moralistic and Traditional ; Diogenes as Wit ; Old Age and Death ; Immediate Followers of Diogenes ; Sayings and Anecdotes of Crates ; The Followers of Crates ; Postscript: Borysthenes of Bion ; Antisthenes as Forerunner of Cynicism ; ARISTIPPOS AND THE CYRENAICS ; Aristippos of Cyrene ; The Cyrenaic School under the Younger Aristippos ; The Other Cyrenaics ; APOCRYPHAL LETTERS ; Selections from the Cynic Letters ; Correspondence of Aristippos

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Robin Hard has translated Apollodorus' Library of Greek Mythology and Marcus Aurelius' Meditations for Oxford World's Classics. He is the author of the Routledge Handbook of Greek Mythology.

Inhalt

• Diogenes and the Early Cynics

• A Humorous Portrait of Diogenes and Aristippos

• Diogenes' Conversion to the Ascetic Life

• The Sage as Beggar

• Self-Characterization

• A Short-cut to Philosophy

• The World of Illusion

• Religion and Superstition

• Politicians and Rulers

• The Sale and Enslavement of Diogenes

• Moralistic and Traditional

• Diogenes as Wit

• Old Age and Death

• Immediate Followers of Diogenes

• Sayings and Anecdotes of Crates

• The Followers of Crates

• Postscript: Borysthenes of Bion

• Antisthenes as Forerunner of Cynicism

• Aristippos and the Cyrenaics

• Aristippos of Cyrene

• The Cyrenaic School under the Younger Aristippos

• The Other Cyrenaics

• Apocryphal Letters

• Selections from the Cynic Letters

• Correspondence of Aristippos