Cynics

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosophy
gptkbp:activePeriod 4th century BCE to 5th century CE
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:etymology from Greek 'kynikos' meaning 'dog-like'
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Antisthenes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cynics
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Stoicism
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Socrates
gptkbp:language gptkb:Ancient_Greek
gptkbp:legacy influenced early Christian asceticism
influenced modern usage of 'cynicism'
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Crates_of_Thebes
gptkb:Hipparchia_of_Maroneia
gptkb:Diogenes_of_Sinope
gptkbp:opposedBy materialism
social conventions
gptkbp:originatedIn Ancient Greece
gptkbp:practicedIn gptkb:Athens
gptkb:Corinth
gptkbp:relatedTo Hellenistic philosophy
Greek philosophy
gptkbp:symbol beggar's wallet
staff and cloak
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Appalachian_Incantation
gptkb:Great_Cynics
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8