New: presocraticAll contenthive-129948krhive-196917zzansteemhive-185836hive-183959hive-180932hive-166405hive-150122uncommonlabphotographyhive-188619hive-144064hive-101145hive-145157hive-183397bitcoinhive-193637krsuccesslifehive-184714hive-181136hive-109690hive-113376TrendingNewHotLikerscanudo76 (43)in arche • 7 years agoThe Archaic Archetypical Architecture Of The ArcheAethereal Conditions Of Water (Presocratics) Steam Square Steam |roomerkind (56)in philosophy • 7 years agoI Am a Citizen of the WorldIt was sometimes applied to relinquishment of ownership and care of property. Diogenes is represented as writing to Crates ; "I hear that when you left your country you brought all your property…roomerkind (56)in philosophy • 7 years agoThe Object of the Cynic was HappinessThe πονοι of the Cynics were hunger, cold, thirst, beatings, torture, exile and disrepute (Dio Chrysostom 8, 16 & 28). A great virtue for the Cynic was καρτερια , derived from a word meaning…roomerkind (56)in philosophy • 7 years agoThe Cynic was Fond of Comparing Himself with Kings and EmperorsJulian says, addressing a Cynic; "Do you really think it so great an achievement to carry a staff and let your hair grow, and haunt cities and camps uttering calumnies against the noblest men and…roomerkind (56)in philosophy • 7 years agoThe Easy Life of the CynicLucian narrates what he calls "An old anecdote about the Sinopean; a report that Philip was marching on the town had thrown all Corinth into a bustle; one was furbishing his arms, another…roomerkind (56)in philosophy • 7 years agoLabor Did Not Enter into the Cynic Scheme of LifeThe word πονοσ ordinarily meant labor; thus we read of the twelve πονοι of Hercules. When the Cynics accepted Hercules as their patron saint- perhaps in the 2nd century B. C.- they may have…roomerkind (56)in philosophy • 7 years agoThe Cynic Sought FreedomThe Cynics made frequent use of the word ασκησισ , from which is derived our word asceticism. "The original meaning of the word ασκειν, as used by Homer, was to 'work' or 'fashion' raw materials.…roomerkind (56)in philosophy • 7 years agoWhat is Virtue for a Cynic: Promiscuous Sexual IntercourseIt could not have included sexual morality for the Cynics advocated promiscuous sexual intercourse, including incest ( D. L. 6, 72; Philodemus , On the Stoics; Dio Chrysostom 10, 29-30).…roomerkind (56)in philosophy • 7 years agoWhat is Virtue for a Cynic: Cats for ThieveryThe Cynics never had any canon or body of authoritative writings similar to those of the Stoics or Epicureans, but they had a set of characteristic ideas which can be traced by means of certain…partiallyzen (27)in epedocles • 7 years agoEmpedocles & the Modern HumanAlright, so this is going to go a little bit differently this time. Usually I write these little entries with more of a expository quality to them, but the combination of ideas created in my mind is…
