2. Noun. (plural of cynic) ¹
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Definition of Cynics
1. cynic [n] - See also: cynic
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cynics
Literary usage of Cynics
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of Eclecticism in Greek Philosophy by Eduard Zeller (1883)
"Even in the second half of the fourth century the Emperor Julian found occasion
for those two discourses against the cynics, which give us a picture so ..."
2. The Fragments of Zeno and Cleanthes by Zeno, Cleanthes (1891)
"For the cynics see Introd. p. 20. Observe, however, that Chrysippus concurred in
this opinion, which must not therefore be treated as merely ..."
3. The Hellenic Origins of Christian Asceticism by Joseph Ward Swain (1916)
"But Epictetus has the sharpest criticism for the cynics of his day. He speaks
with contempt of " the present cynics who are dogs that wait at tables, ..."
4. Moral Science: A Compendium of Ethics by Alexander Bain (1888)
"THE cynics AND THE CYRENAICS. These opposing sects sprang from Sokrates, and
passed, with little modification, the one into the Stoics, the other into the ..."
5. History of Philosophy, for Use in High Schools, Academies, and Colleges by Thomas Hunter (1900)
"THE cynics. Few of the early systems of philosophy are more famous, at least in
name, than that of the cynics, largely on account of the eccentricity of ..."
6. The Ethics of Aristotle by Aristotle (1874)
"The anecdotes of Antisthenes and Diogenes generally describe them as being true '
cynics,' in the modern sense of the word. Their whole life was a protest ..."
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