The Cynics: The Cynic Movement in Antiquity and Its LegacyR. Bracht Branham, Marie-Odile Goulet-Cazé This collection of essays—the first of its kind in English—brings together the work of an international group of scholars examining the entire tradition associated with the ancient Cynics. The essays give a history of the movement as well as a state-of-the-art account of the literary, philosophical and cultural significance of Cynicism from antiquity to the present. Arguably the most original and influential branch of the Socratic tradition, Cynicism has become the focus of renewed scholarly interest in recent years, thanks to the work of Sloterdijk, Foucault, and Bakhtin, among others. The contributors to this volume—classicists, comparatists, and philosophers—draw on a variety of methodologies to explore the ethical, social and cultural practices inspired by the Cynics. The volume also includes an introduction, appendices, and an annotated bibliography, making it a valuable resource for a broad audience. |
Contents
Religion and the Early Cynics | 47 |
MarieOdile GouletCazé | 81 |
Cynic Cosmopolitanism | 105 |
The Philosophy of Aristo of Chios | 156 |
The Ideal Cynic from Epictetus to Julian | 205 |
Margarethe Billerbeck | 222 |
Cynicism and Christianity from the Middle Ages | 240 |
Menippus in Antiquity and the Renaissance | 265 |
Picturing Diogenes | 366 |
A Comprehensive Catalogue of Known Cynic | 389 |
MarieOdile GouletCazé | 414 |
Selected and Annotated Bibliography | 421 |
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Making Sense in (and Of) the First Christian Century Francis Gerald Downing No preview available - 2000 |