The Cynic Enlightenment: Diogenes in the Salon
(Part of the Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society Series)
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This original study reveals the importance of ancient Cynicism in defining the Enlightenment and its legacy. Louisa Shea explores modernity's debt to Cynicism by examining the works of thinkers who turned to the ancient Cynics as a model for reinventing philosophy and dared to imagine an alliance between a socially engaged Enlightenment and the least respectable of early Greek philosophies. While Cynicism has always resided on the fringes...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0801893852
ISBN13:9780801893858
Release Date:January 2010
Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press
Length:288 Pages
Weight:1.25 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.3" x 9.1"
Age Range:22 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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