TY - BOOK AU - Desmond,William TI - Cynics T2 - Ancient Philosophies Series SN - 9781317492863 AV - B508 .D46 2014 U1 - 183/.4 PY - 2008/// CY - Oxford PB - Taylor & Francis Group KW - Cynics (Greek philosophy) KW - Electronic books N1 - Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. Ancient Cynics and their times -- 2. Renunciation of custom -- 3. A life according to nature -- 4. Chance, fate, fortune and the self -- 5. Anarchists, democrats, cosmopolitans, kings -- 6. Cynic legacies -- Glossary of names -- Glossary of Greek terms -- Notes -- Guide to further reading -- Bibliography -- Index N2 - Offers a survey of Cynicism, its varied representatives and ideas, and the many contexts in which it operated. This work introduces some of the important ancient Cynics and their times, from Diogenes 'the Dog' in the fourth century BC to Sallustius in the fifth century AD UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=1886952 ER -