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Cynicism (Paperback)
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Cynicism (Paperback)
Series: MIT Press Essential Knowledge series
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A short history of cynicism, from the fearless speech of the
ancient Greeks to the jaded negativity of the present. Everyone's a
cynic, yet few will admit it. Today's cynics excuse themselves
half-heartedly-"I hate to be a cynic, but..."-before making their
pronouncements. Narrowly opportunistic, always on the take,
contemporary cynicism has nothing positive to contribute. The
Cynicism of the ancient Greeks, however, was very different. This
Cynicism was a marginal philosophy practiced by a small band of
eccentrics. Bold and shameless, it was committed to transforming
the values on which civilization depends. In this volume of the MIT
Press Essential Knowledge series, Ansgar Allen charts the long
history of cynicism, from the "fearless speech" of Greek Cynics in
the fourth century BCE to the contemporary cynic's lack of social
and political convictions. Allen describes ancient Cynicism as an
improvised philosophy and a way of life disposed to scandalize
contemporaries, subjecting their cultural commitments to derision.
He chronicles the subsequent "purification" of Cynicism by the
Stoics; Renaissance and Enlightenment appropriations of Cynicism,
drawing on the writings of Shakespeare, Rabelais, Rousseau, de
Sade, and others; and the transition from Cynicism (the philosophy)
to cynicism (the modern attitude), exploring contemporary cynicism
from the perspectives of its leftist, liberal, and conservative
critics. Finally, he considers the possibility of a radical
cynicism that admits and affirms the danger it poses to
contemporary society.
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