The making of modern cynicism David Mazella,
Publisher: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2007.
ISBN: 0813926157
DDC: 149
LCC: B809.5
Edition: (cloth : alk. paper)
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-285) and index.
Initroduction: From the man of reason to the cynical insider --
Diogenes of Sinope and philosophy as a way of life -- Diogenes the
cynic as "counsellor" and malcontent in early modern England -- From
rude cynics to "cynical revilers" -- The cynic unveiled: innocence,
disenchantment, and rationalization in Rousseau -- Edmund Burke and
the counter-enlightenment attack on the "philosopher of vanity" --
Cynicism and dandyism -- Epilogue: How not to talk about cynicism: a
conclusion, and request for further discussion.
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