How to Say No: An Ancient Guide to the Art of Cynicism - Hardcover
by Diogenes
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Availability:In StockContributor:Diogenes, M. D. Usher (Commentaries by), M. D. Usher (Translator)Series:Ancient Wisdom for Modern ReadersPublish date:2022-10-18Pages:248
Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691229850ISBN-10:691229856UPC:9780691229850Book Category:Philosophy, Self-HelpBook Subcategory:History & Surveys, Movements, Green LifestyleBook Topic:Ancient & ClassicalSize:6.80 x 4.50 x 1.10 inchesWeight:0.6614Product ID:SCM308YA3S
How to Say No: An Ancient Guide to the Art of Cynicism
An entertaining and enlightening collection of ancient writings about the philosophers who advocated simple living and rejected unthinking conformity
The Cynics were ancient Greek philosophers who stood athwart the flood of society's material excess, unexamined conventions, and even norms of politeness and thundered "No!" Diogenes, the most famous Cynic, wasn't shy about literally extending his...Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691229850ISBN-10:691229856UPC:9780691229850Book Category:Philosophy, Self-HelpBook Subcategory:History & Surveys, Movements, Green LifestyleBook Topic:Ancient & ClassicalSize:6.80 x 4.50 x 1.10 inchesWeight:0.6614Product ID:SCM308YA3S
M. D. Usher is the Lyman-Roberts Professor of Classical Languages and Literature and a member of the Department of Geography and Geosciences at the University of Vermont. With his wife, he also built, owns, and operates Works & Days Farm in Shoreham, Vermont. His previous books include How to Be a Farmer: An Ancient Guide to Life on the Land (Princeton), Plato's Pigs and Other Ruminations,...
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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Diogenes, M. D. Usher (Commentaries by), M. D. Usher (Translator)
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