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Cynics by william desmond paperback university of california. William desmond is lecturer in philosophy at the milltown institute, dublin, and author of the greek praise of poverty. A history of cynicism from diogenes to the 6th century a. The choice of the title cynics for william desmond s contribution was probably only meant to avoid confusion, but it also suggests a way to read the book so as to learn not merely of the cynics. Most just think of how chaotic diogenes was and leave it there. Jul 30, 2019 cynics william desmond pdf it is often not possible to use results gained from salt spray testing as a comparative guide to 72253 longterm behaviour of different coating systems, as the corrosion stress during these tests differs significantly from the corrosion stresses encountered in practice. Desmond details how diogenes gave rise to the philosophy of cynicism. Reviewed by john moles, newcastle university to write a compendium to the cynics covering their history from the 4th century bce to the 6th century ce and their huge and diverse influence from their beginnings down the ages to the present day is an unspeakable task. William desmond s cynics is an introduction to cynicism, its champions and their beliefs, and its place within the historical, political, intellectual. I have truly profited from reading william desmond s book. Studies classics, greek literature, and friedrich nietzsche. William desmond is originally from cork but was educated mainly in the us. He was stripped of his citizenship, his money, all his possessions and sent into exile. They believed that if one simplified ones lifegiving up all unnecessary possessions, desires, and ideasand lived in the moment as much as possible, one could regain ones natural goodness and happiness.

He generally features prominently in treatments of cynics of the roman period, but scholars are more often than not reluctant to include him within their ranks. Department of ancient classics, national university of ireland. Dec 23, 2014 this book offers a survey of cynicism, its varied representatives and ideas, and the many contexts in which it operated. Drawing on a wealth of new research, william desmond offers a comprehensive study of the most important ancient cynics and their ideas, examining their rejection of various traditional customs and the rebellious lifestyle for which they were notorious. Will desmond, national university of ireland, maynooth, ancient classics department, faculty member. First arising in the citystates of late wilkiam greece, cynicism thrived through the hellenistic and roman periods, until the triumph of christianity and the very end of pagan antiquity. Cynics ancient philosophies kindle edition by desmond. William desmond, author of the greek praise of poverty. William d desmond cynics ancient philosophies 2 pdf 2. William desmond has 53 books on goodreads with 1259 ratings. Dr desmond s rese he has a ba in classics and philosophy, a bsc in mathematics and completed a joint ma and phd in classics and philosophy at yale university. A modern book i highly recommend is cynics by william desmond.

William desmond, taking issue with typical assessments of the ancient cynics, contends that figures such as antisthenes and diogenes were not cultural outcasts or marginal voices in the classical culture of the fifth and fourth centuries b. Italian philosophy and literature retrieve greek cynic contents. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Will desmond national university of ireland, maynooth. Cynics volume 3 ancient philosophies 9780520258617. Reviews provides a good starting point for interested students to gain the background necessary for contemplating the deeper ramifications of cynic philosophy. Russian hegemony and islamic resistance in the north caucasus by robert bruce ware and enver kisrievdk511. For descartes formulated his method in nearopen revolt against what he regarded as the william desmond posobi na katedre klasickej filologie a literatury narodnej univerzity irska. Dominique bertrand expounds the cynicism of charles coypeau dassoucy, and william desmond tries to show how we can understand hegels interpretation of antisthenes. William desmond introduces important ancient cynics and their times, from diogenes the dog in the fourth century bc to sallustius in the fifth century ad. William desmond s cynics is an introduction to cynicism, its champions and their beliefs, and its place within the historical, political, intellectual, ethical, and religious contexts of antiquity and beyond. He has a ba in classics and philosophy loyola, md, a bsc in mathematics open university and a joint ma and phd in classics and philosophy yale. This book presents the first general survey of cynicism in antiquity for over fifty years.

Kajetan wandowicz asks if early cynics speak against homosexuality. On the other hand, philosophical kingship theory is not unproblematically cynic 196, as desmond later admits 199. He was a lecturer at yale for two years before returning to ireland where he lectured in ucd, tcd and milltown, before taking up a permanent post in maynooth in 2007. Cynics edition 1 by william desmond, steven gerrard. For the rest, desmond s discussion of cynic cosmopolitanism, giving it great positive value, largely follows. The queens univerkg ofbeyast the greek praise ofpove9. Cynics ancient philosophies this series provides fresh and engaging new introductions to the major schools of philoso. According to desmond, socrates was very similar to the cynics except they were much more assured in their skepticism.

Conversations on the end of empire and what lies beyond usd 0. Buy a cheap copy of cynics book by william desmond. William desmond 9780268025823 2006 university of notre dame press. He details the cynics rejection of various traditional customs and the rebellious lifestyle for which they are notorious. Luis navia, new york institute of technology william desmond, taking issue with typical assessments of the ancient cynics, contends that figures such as antisthenes and diogenes were not cultural outcasts or marginal voices in the classical culture of the fifth and fourth centuries b. For the constructive tenor of cynicism, see william. Despite the fact they has influence in christianity, soticism, and i think even spiritual influence over anarchy, existentialism nietzsche, and nihilism to a small degree. Cynicswilliam desmond 20141205 once regarded as a minor socratic school.

Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading cynics ancient philosophies. William desmond, national university of ireland, maynooth. He decided he would live selfsufficiently, close to nature, without materialism, vanity, or conformity and only then could he be truly free. Far from being pessimistic or nihilistic, as modern uses of the term cynic suggest, the ancient cynics were astonishingly optimistic regarding human nature. William desmond s new book offers an introduction to the ideas, practices, and influences that have been associated with the rather diverse and disparate group of thinkers called cynics. Apr 04, 2020 john rated it really liked it mar 08, call of cthulhu rpg 1 10 of books. Jun 23, 2020 cynics by william desmond paperback university of california press. Explore the ancient greek philosophy of cynicism, which calls for. Very good introduction to cynicism of the ancient kind, a school of philosophy having very little to do. The choice of the title cynics for william desmond s contribution was probably only meant to avoid confusion, but it also suggests a way to read the book so as to learn not merely of the cynics but from them. Cynics ancient philosophies kindle edition by desmond, william.

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The cynics relative lack of respect for high philosophical complexity inspired a debate in antiquity as to whether cynicism was a. William desmonds cynics is an introduction to cynicism, its champions and their beliefs, and its place within the historical, political, intellectual, ethical, and. The central chapters locate major cynic themes nature and the. Cynics by william desmond paperback university of california press. William desmond in cynics 2008 sees the cynics as opportunists when diogenes is asked what wine he prefers, he answers someone elses in which oneliner one glimpses a hint of the modern meaning of cynicism. Origins of ancient cynicism 9780268025823 by desmond, william d. True, from one point of view it is perfectly easy to say that there is cynicism because we can list. They seem to know that ideas and traditional customs are all corrupting, that nature and the external world cannot be understood and that all one can know is the present 16, emphasis in original. Explore the ancient greek philosophy of cynicism, which calls for the rejection of materialism and conformity in favor of a simple life.