The Cynic Philosophers: From Diogenes to Julian - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Various, Robert Dobbin (Introduction by), Robert Dobbin (Translator)Series:Penguin ClassicsAudience:Young AdultPublish date:2013-02-26Pages:232
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin ClassicsISBN-13:9780141192222ISBN-10:141192224UPC:9780141192222Book Category:Philosophy, Literary CollectionsBook Subcategory:History & Surveys, Ancient, Classical & Medieval, EssaysBook Topic:Ancient & ClassicalSize:7.70 x 5.10 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.7011Product ID:SCVABDWYZF
The Cynic Philosophers: From Diogenes to Julian
A unique new volume illuminating the philosophy of the ancient Greek and Roman Cynics
The Greek Cynics owned no property and rejected fame and fortune, living almost entirely out of doors while surviving on wild plants and water from natural springs. They promoted ideals such as self-sufficiency, freedom, detachment, shamelessness, and toughness, and their philosophy penetrated not only Greek but...
The Greek Cynics owned no property and rejected fame and fortune, living almost entirely out of doors while surviving on wild plants and water from natural springs. They promoted ideals such as self-sufficiency, freedom, detachment, shamelessness, and toughness, and their philosophy penetrated not only Greek but...
Series: Penguin Classics
Audience: Young Adult
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin ClassicsISBN-13:9780141192222ISBN-10:141192224UPC:9780141192222Book Category:Philosophy, Literary CollectionsBook Subcategory:History & Surveys, Ancient, Classical & Medieval, EssaysBook Topic:Ancient & ClassicalSize:7.70 x 5.10 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.7011Product ID:SCVABDWYZF
Robert Dobbin received a Ph.D. in classics from the University of California at Berkeley and taught history and classics at the college level. He is the translator and editor of Epictetus' Discourses and Selected Writings for Penguin Classics, as well as articles on Virgil, Plato, and Pythagoras. He works as a book editor in Northern California.
Publisher: Penguin Classics
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Various, Robert Dobbin (Introduction by), Robert Dobbin (Translator)
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