Making of modern cynicism, the
Auteur :
Mazella, David
Éditeur :
University of Virginia Press
ISBN :
9780813926155
Date de publication :
30 mai 2007
Dimensions :
23,5 x 16,6 x 2,4 cm
Poids :
600 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Asks: how did ancient Cynic philosophy come to provide a name for its modern, unphilosophical counterpart, and what events caused such a dramatic reversal of cynicism's former meanings? This work traces the concept of cynicism from its origins as a philosophical way of life in Greek antiquity.