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Teaching Through Anecdotes

Published on: Author: hughes3@uoregon.edu

Lucian describes the Cynic philosopher as someone who “must blame neither God nor man. [One] must obliterate yearnings and turn [their] tendencies toward moral considerations alone.” The requirements of a Cynic philosopher are vast and very complex, a Cynic philosopher “must never feel wrath, nor anger, nor envy, nor pity.” Being a Cynic philosopher requires… Continue reading