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Paperback Stoic Six Pack 5: The Cynics Book

ISBN: 1517104068

ISBN13: 9781517104061

Stoic Six Pack 5: The Cynics

For Cynics the secret to happiness was living a life of virtue in harmony with Nature with only the bare essentials necessary for survival. They rejected materialism and were free of belongings. Many were homeless and proud of it. The Cynics emphasized the value of self-sufficiency, or autarkeia. They ate one (vegetarian) meal a day and made a habit of walking vast distances to stay in shape. The school extolled the virtue of perseverance,...

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