Antisthenes

GPTKB entity

Properties (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Philosopher
gptkbp:advocatesFor Self-sufficiency
Asceticism
Independence from societal norms
gptkbp:associatedWith Cynic philosophy
gptkbp:availableIn Conventional morality
gptkbp:birthYear c. 445 BC
gptkbp:bornIn gptkb:Athens
gptkbp:contributedTo Western philosophy
gptkbp:criticism Materialism
gptkbp:deathYear c._365_BC
gptkbp:emphasizes Living in accordance with nature
Personal integrity
gptkbp:famousFor Socratic dialogues
gptkbp:famousQuote "He who is not a slave to his desires is free."
"It is better to be a beggar than to be a slave."
"Wealth is not a good thing."
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."
"The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be right."
gptkbp:founded Cynic school
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Antisthenes
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Stoicism
gptkbp:influencedBy Socrates
gptkbp:isReviewedBy A means to virtue
Pleasure as indifferent
gptkbp:knownFor Cynicism
gptkbp:locatedIn Virtue as the only good
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Diogenes_of_Sinope
gptkbp:philosophy Ethics
Pragmatism
Dialectic
gptkbp:scenicViews A source of suffering
Living virtuously
gptkbp:taught Ethics
Logic
Rhetoric
gptkbp:wrote On the Gods
Memorabilia
Conversations
On Virtue
On_Wealth