000 02263pam 22004094a 4500
001 58554906
003 OCoLC
005 20050811101018.9
008 050616s2005 ncu b 001 0 eng
010 $a2005016998
015 $aGBA523389$2bnb
020 $a0786420936 (softcover : alk. paper)
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050 00 $aB809.5$b.C88 2005
082 00 $a149$222
100 1 $aCutler, Ian,$d1948-
245 10 $aCynicism from Diogenes to Dilbert /$cIan Cutler ;
foreword by Yiannis Gabriel.
260 $aJefferson, N.C. :$bMcFarland & Company,$cc2005.
300 $avii, 227 p. ;$c23 cm.
520 1 $a"This book argues that cynicism is both a
progressive approach to social dilemmas and an enlightened
understanding of the human condition. The book establishes
the foundations of classical Greek cynicism and illustrates
the varied faces of the cynic phenomenon in such disparate
characters as Machiavelli, Nietzsche, Diogenes, the
Dadaists, George Bataille, Samuel Beckett, Auberon Waugh,
and the creators of South Park.
520 8 $aIt focuses on significant periods of historical
change and how cynicism gave birth to such seminal ideas, as
cosmopolitanism, asceticism, and parrhesia. Finally, it
shows how aspects of cynicism present in today's society
offer a positive strategy for living in a hostile
world."--BOOK JACKET.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 215-219)
and index.
650 0 $aCynicism$xSocial aspects.
650 0 $aCynics (Greek philosophy)
910 $akfk
902 $a050811AB0701
910 $areviewed by Marcive Authorities Service (10/5/05)
970 21 $tForeword$cYiannis Gabriel$fGabriel, Yiannis$p1
970 21 $l1$tClassical foundations of cynicism$p9
970 21 $l2$tRenaissance cynicism : the limits of
cynicism$p45
970 21 $l3$tNietzschean cynicism : the link between the
ancient and the modern forms$p68
970 21 $l4$tPostmodern cynicism$p92
970 21 $l5$tReturn of the dog cynics : 20th century
performance art$p119
970 21 $l6$tContemporary faces of cynicism : action,
laughter and silence$p146
970 21 $l7$tCynical responses to the 21st century$p176
970 21 $tAfterword : tribute to a formidable cynic of our
age$p193
