Diogenes Of Sinope

Diogenes Of Sinope

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Diogenes "the Cynic", Greek philosopher, was born in Sinope (modern day Sinop, Turkey) about 412 BC (according to other sources 399 BC), and died...

Antisthenes

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Antisthenes (Greek: "'"', c. 444-365 BC), the founder of the Cynic school of philosophy, was born at Athens of a Thracian mother. In his youth he...
Crates Of Thebes

Crates Of Thebes

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Crates of Thebes (c. 368/365 - c. 288/285 BCE), a Hellenistic philosopher, was one of the Cynics and the teacher of Zeno of Citium. Crates was from...

Demonax

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Demonax was an Athenian philosopher of the 2nd century. He was born in Cyprus. One of the primary sources for the life of Demonax is an account...

Metrocles

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Metrocles was a Cynic philosopher from Maroneia who was born around 300 BCE. He studied in Aristotle’s Lyceum and eventually became a follower of Cr...
Peregrinus Proteus

Peregrinus Proteus

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Peregrinus Proteus (100-165 AD) was a Cynic philosopher, of Parium in Mysia, most remembered for committing suicide by cremating himself in the...
Hipparchia The Cynic

Hipparchia The Cynic

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Hipparchia the Cynic was a female Greek philosopher said to have been born around 340 BC. Little is known about Hipparchia, for several reasons....

Ariston Of Chios

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Aristo (or Ariston) of Chios (fl. 250 BC) was a Stoic philosopher and pupil of Zeno. He differed from Zeno on many points, and approximated more...