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- 1. (c. 445–c. 360 bc), Greek philosopher and teacher, regarded as the founder of the school of Cynics. A pupil and friend of Socrates, he believed that happiness is based on virtuous action rather than ease and pleasure, and that virtue, once acquired, cannot be lost.
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1 day ago · Antisthenes. Roman copy after a Hellenistic original. From the Villa of Cassius at Tivoli, 1774. Antisthenes, a pupil of Socrates, first outlined the themes of Cynicism, stating that the purpose of life is living a life of Virtue which agrees with Nature.
4 days ago · Hellenistic age - Philosophy, Science, Culture: The philosophy of autarkeia (self-sufficiency), or nonattachment, was pursued. Philosophers of the period include Diogenes of Sinope of the Cynics, Zeno of Citium, founder of the Stoics, Cleanthes, Chrysippus, Panaetius, Poseidonius, and Epicurus.
2 days ago · Diogenes Laertius also lists an otherwise historically obscure Antisthenes who wrote a commentary on Heraclitus. The Pythagorean and comic writer Epicharmus of Kos has fragments which seem to reproduce the thought of Heraclitus, and wrote a play titled Heraclitus. Eleatics
2 days ago · At the same time, Plato's position avoids the other extreme, exemplified by the Cynic phi- losopher, Antisthenes, who asserts, "better madness than a pursuit of pleasure." In the history of Greek philosophy, Plato stands as a distin- guished advocate of the well-rounded life, guided by reason.
3 days ago · Aristophanes also included it in his works, as did Xenophon in his dialogues. Other disciples of his were Antisthenes, Aristippus and Aeschines. Socrates was an excellent teacher. Already at the age of 40, he taught on public roads, at banquets and in the agora., which is what the squares of the Greek polis were called.
2 days ago · Numerous ancient Greek philosophers, including Xenophanes of Colophon and Antisthenes, believed in a similar polytheistic monism that bore some similarities to monotheism. The first known reference to a unitary God is Plato 's Demiurge (divine Craftsman), followed by Aristotle 's unmoved mover , both of which would profoundly ...
2 days ago · A Greek philosopher Antisthenes said, “As iron is eaten by rust, so are the envious consumed by envy.” And it’s not a pretty sight. The only person’s attitude you can control is your own.
