The Making of Modern Cynicism - David Mazella - Books - University of Virginia Press - 9780813926155 - May 30, 2007
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The Making of Modern Cynicism


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Asks: how did ancient Cynic philosophy come to provide a name for its modern, unphilosophical counterpart, and what events caused such a dramatic reversal of cynicism's former meanings? This work traces the concept of cynicism from its origins as a philosophical way of life in Greek antiquity.


320 pages

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released May 30, 2007
ISBN13 9780813926155
Publishers University of Virginia Press
Pages 320
Dimensions 166 × 235 × 24 mm   ·   600 g

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