danielo

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On Cynicism...

When most people think of "cynic," they're really thinking of a type of "misanthrope." Cynics were Greek philosophers whose ideas shaped much of Stoicism, & sparked ideas leading to, among other things, Christian ethical concepts.

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Sep 17, 2009
ferventdaydream said...
Is this cynicism post in response to something I said?
Sep 18, 2009
danielo said...
Heh -- actually I didn't read your post until after I'd posted this, but funny coincidence, eh? I have been studying Cynicism (capital "C" please) lately, and am very much interested in the philosophy, so have just been posting little tidbits from time to time about it. I believe that if Cynicism were better understood, there'd be an lot of classical Cynics in the world.

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