Antisthenes
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Born | Athens |
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Greece | |
Died | Athens |
Greece | |
365 BC | |
Athens | |
Greece | |
Influenced | Diogenes |
Crates of Thebes | |
Schools of thought | Cynicism |
Influenced by | Socrates |
Gorgias | |
Job | Philosopher |
School | Cynicism |
Interests | Asceticism |
Ethics | |
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Logic | |
Notabl idea | Laying the foundations of Cynic philosophy; Distinction between sense and reference |
Era | Cynicism |
Ancient philosophy | |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 481934 |
Antisthenes Life story
Antisthenes 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.