Diogenes cynic series#

This unique edition also covers Diogenes' immediate successors, such as Crates, his wife Hipparchia, and the witty moral preacher Bion. He scorned the conventions of civilized life, and his ascetic lifestyle and caustic opinions gave expression to the Cynic philosophy that in turn influenced Stoicism. Such stories formed part of a rich tradition of sayings and anecdotes his biting wit and eccentric behaviour were legendary, and it was by means of these oft-repeated and embellished aphorisms that his moral teachings were transmitted. 'many men compete in digging and kicking but no one at all in the pursuit of human excellence.'ĭiogenes the Cynic is best remembered today for having lived in a storage-jar, and walking the streets with a lamp in daylight, looking for an honest man.

Explanatory Notes identify people and places, and explain literary and cultural allusions. Introduction explains the significance of the anecdotal material in relation to the moral teaching of each school, and looks at the stories that have come down to us about Diogenes' famously ascetic life, such as living in a storage-jar.Attractive, colloquial translation emphasizes the accessible nature of the material.The first source-book in English for Diogenes and the early Cynics, bringing together material from a variety of different original sources.Offers a comprehensive survey of Diogenes' moral philosophy in the form of pithy maxims and entertaining stories, together with his immediate followers, including Crates, and other early philosophers in the Cynic, Stoic, and Cyrenaic schools, and a lively selection from the apocryphal correspondence of the Cynics and Socratics.The only selection of the sayings and anecdotes of Diogenes, the ancient Greek philosopher whose biting wit and bizarre behaviour has passed down to the present day in European literature and art.Translated by Robin Hard Oxford World's Classics Sayings and Anecdotes with Other Popular Moralists Diogenes the Cynic Oxford Research Encyclopedias: Global Public Health.

Diogenes cynic series#

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