Philosopher
Antisthenes
Overview
Antisthenes (; Ancient Greek: Ἀντισθένης, pronounced [an.tis.tʰén.ε:s]; c. 446 – c. 366 BCE) was a Greek philosopher and a pupil of Socrates. Antisthenes first learned rhetoric under Gorgias before becoming an ardent disciple of Socrates. He adopted and developed the ethical side of Socrates' teachings, advocating an ascetic life lived in accordance with virtue. Later writers regarded him as the founder of Cynic philosophy.
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Philosophers who discussed Antisthenes
- Heraclitus
- Diogenes
- Menippus
- Socrates
- The School of Athens
- Gorgias
- Hermippus of Smyrna
- Aeschines of Sphettus
- Apollodorus of Seleucia
Ideas Antisthenes discusses
- Classical Athens
- Western philosophy
- Alexander of Aphrodisias
- Pleasure
- Ancient Greek philosophy
- Language
- Literature
- Cynicism (philosophy)
- Stoicism
- Plato
- Diogenes
- Problem of universals
- Rhetoric
- Socrates
- Aristotle
- Zeno of Citium
- Natural philosophy
- Tautology (logic)
- Deity
- Logic
- Virtue
- God
- Cicero
- Alcibiades
Place in the tradition
Part of Ancient Greek philosophy.