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Cynicism faded in popularity as Stoicism took hold, partly because ... Crates, the third major proponent of Cynicism, is credited with teaching ...

work is that he formed the link between Cynicism and the Stoics, Zeno of ... *Dudley, D. R. A History of Cynicism: From Diogenes to the Sixth Century ...

also credits Antisthenes with founding Cynicism, saying, “From Socrates ... * Dudley, D. R. 1937. A History of Cynicism from Diogenes to the 6th ...

His own plays from this decade reveal a somewhat mellowed cynicism ... Middleton's plays are characterized by their cynicism about the ...

with establishing the tradition of Cynicism that was carried on by Crates ... *Dudley, D. R. A History of Cynicism from Diogenes to the 6th Century ...

heroism with sincere vigorousness rather than cynicism. Moreover, Alcaeus' mastery of ancient Greek meter is undisputed, and from a purely technical ...

heroism and the glories of combat. Despite his cynicism, Archilochus was by all accounts an accomplished soldier. This dual aspect of his personality ...

Zeno of Citium (The Stoic) (sometime called Zeno Apathea) (333 – 264 B.C.E.) is known as the founder of the Stoic school of Hellenistic philosophy ...

religion itself. His often considerable cynicism in these matters should ... him). There was, however, more than mere cynicism in his position. Voltaire’s ...

people found very appealing. Beneath an apparent cynicism and frivolity, he hid a strong feeling of patriotism to his country and loyalty to the emperor ...

in the 1880s and 1890s, including ennui, cynicism, and pessimism, but paradoxically also a millenarian hope and optimism that a "new age ...

German, a Jew, and a Pole. This dark vision of cynicism, illustrating the bestial qualities of men and the law of the jungle, where ethics, noble ideas ...

*Cynicism *Epicureanism *Hedonism *Eclecticism *Neo-Platonism *Skepticism *Stoicism *Sophism ===Philosophers during Roman times=== ...

outcomes for human enterprises, that is, cynicism and pessimism (Keeton, 1962). ... or philosophical, involved a good dose of cynicism as well. This form of skepticism ...

images, an elementary exercise whose healthy cynicism won't do anyone any harm," Berio tells interviewer Rossana Dalmonte, in what reads like ...

and in later life lacked the religious cynicism of royal contemporaries such as Frederick II of Prussia. Her conservative outlook involved an ...

the restored monarchy with a mixture of cynicism, idealism and regret. By ... preface to La peau de chagrin, but the cynicism grew less as his oeuvre ...

subvert the text's carefully outlined cynicism/defeatism: "The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God, and keep his commandments; ...

Reason: Between Scientism and Cynicism. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books, 2003. ISBN 9781591021179 *Moreland, J.P. [1989] 1999. Christianity and ...

Bruno Bauer (September 6, 1809 – April 13, 1882), was a German theologian, philosopher, and historian. Bauer was associated with the Young ...

and the hubris of humanism led to the implicit cynicism and darkness of her thought, and the dysfunction of how her influence ultimately plays out. ...

by wild leaps of imagination and a deep cynicism, tempered by humanism. In the foreword to Breakfast of Champions, Vonnegut wrote that as a child ...

Philosophical Guidance in an Age of Cynicism. 1998. ISBN 0060392401 * Schwartz, Jeffrey M., and Sharon Begley. The Mind and the Brain: Neuroplasticity ...

of the threat. A false warning might have led to cynicism about any later warnings but delaying a warning until an eruption began might lead to thousands ...

the madness. They do this with a studied cynicism, primarily by being cruel ... with black comedy and a great deal of cynicism about humans and their foibles ...

periods. Her first volume, for all its touches of cynicism, is marked by gracious naivety. "Sweet songs of love" there are aplenty, but they ...

* Cynicism: Antisthenes, Diogenes of Sinope, Crates of Thebes (taught Zeno of Citium, founder of Stoicism) * Neo-Platonism: Ammonius Saccas, Porphyry ...

bleak dramas tinged with mistrust, cynicism, and a sense of the absurd, in settings that were frequently either real-life urban or budget-saving ...

and Ecclesiastes, which expresses the cynicism of old age.See, for instance, Hirsh et al., "Solomon" in [http://www.jewishencyclopedia ...

along with a penchant for irony and cynicism in his humor, and these in combination had the gradual effect of undermining his base of support ...

cares deeply for the characters facing rampant cynicism and world-weariness. His characters often faced living conditions that were harsh, wretched ...

Vietnam, its failure brought a backlash of cynicism toward modernization programs that has persisted. Then-movie star Ronald Reagan had moved ...

fashion, Rococo decorousness with a modern cynicism and puzzlement. This suite contains one of Debussy's most popular pieces, "Clair de Lune." ...

and fending off social contact with abrasive cynicism. Fives fear incompetence or uselessness and want to be capable above all else. ...

the Government—became one of suspicion and cynicism. An example of Raman’s source of disappointment with the Government is the idea that purchase ...

would be called "satire," although cynicism and parody were common techniques. In retrospect, the Greek playwright Aristophanes is one of ...

Ibarra's idealism to Simoun's cynicism. His defenders insist this ambivalence is trounced when Simoun is struck down in the sequel ...

The Black Death led to cynicism toward religious officials who could not keep their promises of curing plague victims and banishing the disease ...

however, he was to manifest his cynicism and abandon all orthodox Catholic practice. He resigned his bishopric on April 13, 1791. On June 29 ...

imagery, fantasy, suspense, analysis, humor/cynicism, thinking aloud, and other means. In literary aesthetics, the study of "effect" ...

figure of Bogart, the star, with an amused cynicism; Bogart, the actor, he held in deep respect…In each of the fountains at Versailles there is a ...

Certainly a sense of disillusionment and cynicism became pronounced, with Nihilism growing in popularity. This disillusionment towards humanity ...

however, see more short-term opportunism and cynicism in Bismarck's manipulation of the circumstances to create a war, rather than a grand scheme ...