Cynic movement

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosophy
gptkbp:coreBelief cosmopolitanism
ascetic lifestyle
living in accordance with nature
rejection of conventional desires
virtue is the only good
parrhesia (frank speech)
self-sufficiency (autarkeia)
gptkbp:declinedAfter gptkb:Roman_era
gptkbp:etymology from Greek 'kynikos' meaning 'dog-like'
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cynic movement
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Stoicism
gptkb:monastery
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Socrates
gptkbp:legacy influence on Western philosophy
gptkbp:notableContributor gptkb:Crates_of_Thebes
gptkb:Antisthenes
gptkb:Diogenes_of_Sinope
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Sayings_and_anecdotes_of_Diogenes
gptkbp:opposedBy institutions
materialism
social conventions
gptkbp:originatedIn Ancient Greece
gptkbp:period 4th century BCE
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:dog
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Diogenes_of_Sinope
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6