The Cynic Philosophers

Poverty does not consist in the want of money I answered nor is begging to be deplored. Poverty consists in the desire to have everything and through violent means if necessaryFrom their founding in the fifth century BC and for over 800 years the Cynic philosophers sought to cure humanity of greed and vice with their proposal of living simply. They guaranteed happiness to their adherents through freedom of speech poverty self-sufficiency and physical hardiness. In this fascinating and completely new collection of Cynic writing through the centuries from Diogenes and Hipparchia to Lucian and the Roman emperor Julian the history and experiences of the Cynic philosophers are explored to the full.Robert Dobbins introduction examines the public image of the Cynics through the ages as well as the philosophys contradictions and how their views on women were centuries ahead of their time. This edition also includes notes on the text chronology glossary and suggested further reading.Translated edited and with an introduction by Robert Dobbin About the Author Robert Dobbin was born in New York City in 1958. He received a PhD in Classics from the University of California at Berkeley in 1989 and taught history and classics at college level for years. He is the author ofEpictetus Discourses: Book One (1998) as well as articles on Virgil Plato and Pythagoras. He has also translated EpictetussDiscourses and Selected Writings (2008) for Penguin Classics. Currently he works as a book editor in northern California.