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Book: Cynicism
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 14 April 2020
DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/11679.003.0001
EISBN: 9780262356206
Book: Cynicism
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 14 April 2020
DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/11679.003.0002
EISBN: 9780262356206
Book: Cynicism
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 14 April 2020
DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/11679.003.0003
EISBN: 9780262356206
Book: Cynicism
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 14 April 2020
DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/11679.003.0004
EISBN: 9780262356206
Book: Cynicism
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 14 April 2020
DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/11679.003.0005
EISBN: 9780262356206
Book: Cynicism
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 14 April 2020
DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/11679.003.0006
EISBN: 9780262356206
Book: Cynicism
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 14 April 2020
DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/11679.003.0007
EISBN: 9780262356206
Book: Cynicism
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 14 April 2020
DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/11679.003.0008
EISBN: 9780262356206
Book: Cynicism
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 14 April 2020
DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/11679.003.0009
EISBN: 9780262356206
Book: Cynicism
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 14 April 2020
DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/11679.003.0010
EISBN: 9780262356206
Book: Cynicism
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 14 April 2020
DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/11679.003.0011
EISBN: 9780262356206
Book: Cynicism
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 14 April 2020
DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/11679.003.0012
EISBN: 9780262356206
Book: Cynicism
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 14 April 2020
DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/11679.003.0013
EISBN: 9780262356206
Book: Cynicism
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 14 April 2020
DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/11679.003.0014
EISBN: 9780262356206
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 14 April 2020
DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/11679.001.0001
EISBN: 9780262356206
A short history of cynicism, from the fearless speech of the ancient Greeks to the jaded negativity of the present. Everyone's a cynic, yet few will admit it. Today's cynics excuse themselves half-heartedly—“I hate to be a cynic, but..."—before making their pronouncements. Narrowly opportunistic, always on the take, contemporary cynicism has nothing positive to contribute. The Cynicism of the ancient Greeks, however, was very different. This Cynicism was a marginal philosophy practiced by a small band of eccentrics. Bold and shameless, it was committed to transforming the values on which civilization depends. In this volume of the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, Ansgar Allen charts the long history of cynicism, from the “fearless speech” of Greek Cynics in the fourth century BCE to the contemporary cynic's lack of social and political convictions. Allen describes ancient Cynicism as an improvised philosophy and a way of life disposed to scandalize contemporaries, subjecting their cultural commitments to derision. He chronicles the subsequent “purification” of Cynicism by the Stoics; Renaissance and Enlightenment appropriations of Cynicism, drawing on the writings of Shakespeare, Rabelais, Rousseau, de Sade, and others; and the transition from Cynicism (the philosophy) to cynicism (the modern attitude), exploring contemporary cynicism from the perspectives of its leftist, liberal, and conservative critics. Finally, he considers the possibility of a radical cynicism that admits and affirms the danger it poses to contemporary society.
Book: Critical Code Studies
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 03 March 2020
DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/12122.003.0001
EISBN: 9780262357425
Book: Critical Code Studies
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 03 March 2020
DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/12122.003.0002
EISBN: 9780262357425
Book: Critical Code Studies
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 03 March 2020
DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/12122.003.0003
EISBN: 9780262357425
Book: Critical Code Studies
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 03 March 2020
DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/12122.003.0004
EISBN: 9780262357425
Book: Critical Code Studies
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 03 March 2020
DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/12122.003.0005
EISBN: 9780262357425