Get Started On Anecdotes Of The Cynics Originated By Robert F. Dobbin Released As Paper Edition

now a general assembly of the Greek was held at Corinth, where a vote was passed to mount an expedition against the Persian Empire, Alexander was named commander. Many statesmen and philosophers came and congratulated him, He had hoped to find Diogenes among them since the philosopher happened to be in note of him and continued to spend his days in the suburbs of Craneum, So Alexander personally called on the man, and kind him lounging in the sun, Diogenes stirred a bit when he saw this entourage approach, and turned his gaze in their direction, The prince hailed him, and offered him anything within his power to bestow, Get out of the way of the sun, the other replied, Such pride and nobility, evinced by his evident nonchalance, is said to have made a great impression on Alexander, His attendants just laughed as they wandered off, but for his own part Alexander was heard to say, Truthfully, if I were not Alexander, I would choose to be Diogenes.


A book full of wisdom and doctrine of Ancient Cynic philosophy from the founder of Cynicism by Diogenes to the modern cynicism Bion, This was a very quick read featuring some interesting anecdotes as per its title, but I expected it will offer a bit more than that, Some additional notes and feedback about the philosophers, their stories and the historical circumstances would put things more in context, That said, the chronology at the end of the book was useful and afterall, this might wet one's appetite to research more on the subject,
Great, sometimes hilarious translations of some of the epigrams and tales of the Cynics, Certainly an enjoyable read and if you are familiar with the movement and its impact you will appreciate this little excursion, A real eclectic mix about the Cynic philosophers, The pleasure of this was being able to learn about their habits, atitudes, dress and some truly bizarre habits,

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"If your wife is ugly you'll be swearing, if she's pretty you'll be

sharing, " Really enjoyed this one. Very quick read, worth the time! A succinct set of Anecdotes pertaining to the Cynic philosophers of Ancient Greece, as relevant today as they were back then, The Cynics were a wildly countercultural, extreme, colourful if a little smelly, rambunctious group of Philosophers, They held that the only way to true happiness and self fulfillment, was to gained by radically accepting nature the way things are and to work towards virtue, Now I know that doesn't sound very extreme, in doing so, they essentially rejected all material gains, fame, status, bodily desires and even possessions they saw as superfluous there is a story included in the text regarding the noteworthy philosopher Diogenes, who upon watching a man drink with his hands angrily threw away his water bottle.


This was by no means an armchair philosophy, The Cynics could be recognised by their cloaks, long hair, unkept beards for the men, staffs and the fact that many of them slept outside and berated at passers by.


Of course, this makes for very interesting reading, which Is very far removed from the aloof, conceptual and dry philosophy found elsewhere, . My favourite excerpts are of course, related to Diogenes and his rivalry with Plato whether real or imagined, He is an objectively hilarious and countercultural figure, whose antics are both enlightening and humorous, Here see some of my favourite excerpts:



For seeing a ploughman taking a drink from his cupped hands, Diogenes addressed his mug, Why was I lugging you around with me all this time

'On one occasion, when he was scolded for eating in public, he said, But it was precisely while in public that I grew hungry.
Some people also ascribe this anecdote to him, They say that Plato saw him scraping vegetables, Approaching him, he told him in a confidential tone of voice that he wouldnt have to submit to such work if he would just join Dionysius entourage, To which Diogenes, likewise under his breath, said that he, Plato, would not have to be part of Dionysius entourage if he werent too proud to scrape vegetables, '

' Plato defined Man as a featherless biped, The definition was generally well received, But Diogenes refuted it by plucking a chicken, bringing it by Platos Academy, throwing it over the wall while yelling, Heres your man for you, Plato!

Other things that were interesting about this book include descriptions of a cynic female philosopher exceedingly rare, historically valuable and of course, even more countercultural than other things included in the text, and references to Greek Mythology Atlanta, Theseus and Hercules are referenced.


The Cynics themselves of course, did not write their own treatises, and as such all the information in this text comprises of the writing of others regarding the Cynics.
You can even find the exhortations of St John Chrysostom in here, This was just a wild collection of historical gossip about ancient Greek philosophers

But tbh there's something about the ancient Greek style of writing and philosophy that I just can't get behind, ideology wise and writing convention wise In today's world cynical person could be described as full of pessimistic motives and has understanding of world as merely misanthropic.


I had doubts that whether the ancient philosophers associated with the similar name had anything to do with it, Those ancient philosophers, too, believed in the worst of human nature and impulses and so they wouldn't and couldn't believe in anything other than emulating the cycle of survival least disturbing the natural order.
They who do not find comfort in any kind of social constructs, They believed its natural for women to mate with men, and the resulting children would the children of that particular mass, They disowned properties, luxury, grooming,


There are lots of interesting bits of mentions by other philosophers, kings, historians and some fabricated stories to grasp the essence of the values they stood for or, perhaps, the values they thrown into the sea.


As for the book, it includes discontinuous brief anecdotes of only five cynics such as LucianCE, DiogenesBCE, CratesBCE and HipparchiaBCE, and BionBCE,

Personally, I felt that understanding and relating with the contends of this book better, one may require knowing on similar philosophies like Epicureanism, Platonism and Stoicism on the top layer level.


This very brief book would help one find whether she feels relevant with the philosophy, If yes, there's a better coherent work compiled as 'The Cynic Philosophers' by Penguin Classics,

The book insufficiently helped me understand that 'Cynicism with capital C' somehow evolved or devolved in the medieval, modern times to 'cynical' characteristics, Probably the bigger book would help understand the philosophy's evolution better, It was interesting and provided a lot of food for thought, It left me wanting to learn more about philosophy as I am a massive beginner, Because of this I do recommend it for someone who doesnt know much about philosophy and wants to see if maybe they may like it, The only thing I dont like from it is that some of the sections are hard to find the direct source or at least for me, So when I wanted to read more of the sections and get more of the context, I was unable to, Although they did provide the philosophers name so I can begin with searching them up, But that is just one thing I thought I should mention, in case you wanted to do further research like myself, For me, this was reminiscent of reading the teachings of Lord Buddha, but in fancy English, "You import your pleasures from the ends of the earth, always prizing what's exotic over what's regional, what's expensive over what's cheap, what's hard to get over what's near to hand.
In short, instead of a simple life you choose to fill it with unnecessary complication, Because all this expensive stuff which is supposedly so conducive to happiness and which you hold so dear costs a lot in terms of pain and aggravation, "

Could have been written today! The Penguin little black classic series is great likewise were the Cynics, Another small book with big ideas, I'd never heard of Diogenes but now I'll go looking for more of his story, This is very much one for the soul searchers those looking for inspiration for becoming a better person, I wasn't really expecting it to resonate so much as it did, Well worth the hour or so it will take to digest, This is a collection of brief stories and sayings from famous Cynic philosophers notably, Diogenes of Sinope, Crates of Thebes, Hipparchia, and Bion, It opens with the longest piece, a dialogue allegedly by Lucian the Cynic advocating the Cynics minimalist approach to life, Cynics were ascetics who shunned customs and cultural conventions and thus often ran afoul of the conservative societal base / rubbed people the wrong way, The dialogue uses Socratic method, but also contains prolonged exposition, Not like the Platonic dialogues in which Socrates tends to ask brief questions and attempts to demand brief answers granted not always successfully, However, most of the pieces are just a paragraph or two brief excerpts,

Most of the entries report on what various Cynics said or did, though there are a few that are biased commentaries of nonCynics about these “dog philosophers” e.
g. there is a Catholic tract denouncing the Cynics while talking up Paul, It reads as though the early Christian church which was teaching Jesuss ideas, including: in part, the virtues of poverty, of simplicity, and of a lack of deference to the world of men might have been concerned about being outcompeted.


Theres not a tremendous amount that remains of direct Cynic teachings, and so a book like this is a way to get a taste of the highlights, Just as Buddha found that extreme forms of ascetism didnt yield the optimal result, Cynicism lost ground to the upstart school Stoicism, which borrowed some Cynic ideas while jettisoning the most extreme aspects of the philosophy.


One can find these stories in old public domain sources such as Diogenes Laertius no relation “Lives of the Eminent Philosophers,” but this is a good way to get the condensed version without too much extraneous information.
Interesting beliefs of shedding almost all and keeping only necessities with oneself, Understandable, but obviously not applicable in this day and agenot in the same way, at least, Searching for one's soul doesn't require one to barely even have the minimum one just has to look deep within, not necessarily throw everything and everyone away, I love reading little books of big ideas: they're easy to digest, thoughtprovoking, and interesting AF, I can't wait to fill my Internet browsing history and library card with more Cynic philosophers, Read all my reviews on sitelink booklikes. com

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Only three more Little Black Classics to go,

Anecdotes of the Cynics contains just what it promised on the cover, but for me it was a little an odd collection, There is one longer piece, which was best, complemented with a lot of very short anecdotes from different authors who try to showcase the cynic way of life, This might be good for a first introduction, but ultimately I was missing something here,

Little Black ClassicsThe Cynics were a group of philosophers who believed in simplicity, in the vice associated with luxury, in nature, and in maintaining the natural order.


I felt Penguin have done well in putting this one together, The opening exchange allows us to understand the doctrines of the Cynics using a debate between two men arguing for each side, The one seeped in luxury simply cannot understand why anyone would shun such comforts, whilst the Cynic disagrees, and puts forth his simple case well, We only need what we need,

Following on, Penguin showcases passages and anecdotes describing the way of life of a few of the Cynics, Its enlightening, profound, and a little barbaric,

I did enjoy this for its style and its message, In the time of Covid, where it seems as though its every man for themselves when it comes to bread, eggs, and toilet roll, its a worthwhile reminder to keep it simple and take only what you need.
A funny collection of anecdotes and quotes from some of Ancient Greeces Cynics,

Including quotes from Diogenes as well as moments of his life, this a a humorous look at an interesting way of thinking in Ancient Greece, What makes some of these anecdotes all the more interesting, is that many of them would not be out of place in a modern conversation! Way too short, Gets you a little interested amp then ends, This a great collection of stories from the Cynic school of philosophers, Cynics were mainly about living a simple life free from material desire and in this regard has some parallels with Buddhism and probably early Christianity as well, It's hard to say how much of this is apocryphal Diogenes' exploits especially appear always to be shrouded in doubt, His roaming the streets of Athens with a lantern claiming to be searching for a true/honest man really resonates and has inspired many works of art, There are other Cynics, but Diogenes is the one that I find the most interesting and this short book is worth reading just to learn more about him,

It's a shame that there isn't more written works from the Cynics, as many of their beliefs are relevant in modern society, For Diogenes at least, creating a vast canon of written work clearly was not as important as actually living his philosophy, He could probably be described as antiacademic and antiestablishment strata certainly represented by Plato, What I wouldn't give to be there in a Plato lecture with Diogenes loudly eating and interrupting Plato's reaction would be priceless, “In fact, you will often find that people of status cannot get any rest in their ivory beds, wrapped in their expensive blankets, ”

I only liked the dialogue, the rest were just meh, I need to check other versions!,