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020 $a0786420936 (softcover : alk. paper)
042 $apcc
050 00 $aHM1011$b.C88 2005
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 $a"The book focuses on significant periods of
historical change, such as the Renaissance, and the
historical cynics responsible for several seminal social
ideas, including cosmopolitanism, asceticism, and parrhesia.
The author claims that aspects of Greek cynicism are present
in contemporary society, offering a positive strategy for
living in a hostile world"--Provided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 215-219)
and index.
505 0 $aClassical foundations of cynicism -- Renaissance
cynicism : the limits of cynicism -- Nietzschean cynicism :
the link between the ancient and the modern forms --
Postmodern cynicism -- Return of the dog cynics : 20th
century performance art -- Contemporary faces of cynicism :
action, laughter and silence -- Cynical responses to the
21st century.
650 0 $aCynicism$xSocial aspects.
650 0 $aCynics (Greek philosophy)
