The Ethics of Ancient Cynics or the Hardening of the Soul

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14394/etyka.543

Keywords:

stoicyzm, sokrates, antystenes, platon, cynizm, filozofia cynicka, cynik

Abstract

Cynic ethics is interpreted and evaluated in many ways. The interpretation offered in the article holds that Cynicism is an ethic of attitude, a clear continuation of Socrates’ thought. This interpretation is related to other readings of Cynic ethics, according to which Cynicism is a perspective on life, a proposal for a ‘return to nature’, or a sophist outlook. It is argued that Cynicism should be seen as a fully developed moral philosophy with its roots in the Socratic thought and close links with Stoicism.

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Published

2010-12-01

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Wilejczyk, Magdalena. 2010. “The Ethics of Ancient Cynics or the Hardening of the Soul”. Etyka 43 (December). Warsaw, Poland:111-24. https://doi.org/10.14394/etyka.543.

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Vol. 43 (2010)

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Papers

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