Sinope diogenes of (16 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: New. '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 necessary'From 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 Dobbin's introduction examines the public image of the Cynics through the ages, as well as the philosophy's 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.…

Condizione: New. pp. 288.

Condizione: New. pp. 288 1st Edition.

Condizione: New. 2012. Reprint. paperback. From 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. This title examines the public image of the Cynics through the ages, as well as the philosophy's contradictions and how their views on women were centuries ahead of their time. Translator(s): Dobbin, Robert F. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 214. . . . . .…

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. reprint edition. 288 pages. 7.75x5.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Condizione: New. 2012. Reprint. paperback. From 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. This title examines the public image of the Cynics through the ages, as well as the philosophy's contradictions and how their views on women were centuries ahead of their time. Translator(s): Dobbin, Robert F. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 214. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Condizione: New. pp. 288.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. reprint edition. 288 pages. 7.75x5.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Softcover. Condizione: Très bon. Edition 2018. Ammareal reverse jusqu'à 15% du prix net de cet article à des organisations caritatives. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Book Condition: Used, Very good. Edition 2018. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations.

Paperback. Diogenes of Sinope, Penguin Books Ltd. A unique new volume illuminating the philosophy of the ancient Greek and Roman Cynics From 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 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 of Epictetus Discourses- Book One (1998), as well as articles on Virgil, Plato and Pythagoras. He has also translated Epictetus's Discourses and Selected Writings (2008) for Penguin Classics. Currently he works as a book editor in northern California. Paperback.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. '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 necessary'From 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 Dobbin's introduction examines the public image of the Cynics through the ages, as well as the philosophy's 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.…

Hardcover. 64 pages, hand-set type on grey paperstock (the paper looks pedestrian but is archival-grade, like Diogenes), 8x7 inch pedestrian grey boards lettered in two colors and provided with an inset black cloth backstrip that is a sub-enclosure to the text leaves. Nice copy, one of only 500 exemplars, square and sound, clean and unmarked.…

Hardcover. 64p., hand-set type on grey paperstock (the paper looks pedestrian but is archival-grade, like Diogenes), 8x7 inch pedestrian grey boards lettered in two colors and provided with an inset black cloth backstrip that is a sub-enclosure to the text leaves. Nice copy, one of only 500 exemplars, square and sound, clean and unmarked.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. '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 necessary'From 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 Dobbin's introduction examines the public image of the Cynics through the ages, as well as the philosophy's 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.…

paperback. Condizione: New.

Carlsruhe, bei Christian Gottlieb Schmieder, 1784. 264 pages (lacking the halftitle page). Nice half leather binding, ca. 1900. A bit of foxing and dampstaining to the upper margin. Bookplate on pastedown. Nice owners stamp on titleleaf. Markings after a second bookplate on the flyleaf. * The anonymous translator was the German author C.M. Wieland.…