The History of Philosophy From Thales to Comte, volume 1
The History of Philosophy From Thales to Comte, volume 1
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t See Xenofuom : Banquet, Digitized by VjOOQ IC 190 THE CYNICS.
a stick hard, enough to conquer my perseverance.' Anti- sthenes, overcome, accepted him as a pupU.
To live a life of virtue was henceforward his sole aim- That virtue was Cynicism. It consisted in the complete renunciation of all luxury — the subjugation of all sensual desires. It was a war carried on by the Mind against the Body. As with the Ascetics of a later day, the basis of a pure life was thought to be the annihilation of th...e Body ; the nearer any one approached to such a suicide, the nearer he was to the ideal of virtue. The Body was vile, filthy, degraded, and degrading ; it was the curse of man ; it was the clog upon the free development of Mind ; it was vnrestled yrith, hated, and despised. This beautiful Body, so richly endowed for enjoyment, was regarded as the ^sink of all iniquity.' Accordingly, Diogenes limited his desires to necessities.
He ate little ; and what he ate was of the coarsest. He tried to live upon raw meat and unboiled vegetables ; but failed* His dress consisted solely of a cloak : when he asked Anti- sthenes for a shirt, he was told to fold his cloak in two ; he did so.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
t See Xenofuom : Banquet, Digitized by VjOOQ IC 190 THE CYNICS.
a stick hard, enough to conquer my perseverance.' Anti- sthenes, overcome, accepted him as a pupU.
To live a life of virtue was henceforward his sole aim- That virtue was Cynicism. It consisted in the complete renunciation of all luxury — the subjugation of all sensual desires. It was a war carried on by the Mind against the Body. As with the Ascetics of a later day, the basis of a pure life was thought to be the annihilation of th...e Body ; the nearer any one approached to such a suicide, the nearer he was to the ideal of virtue. The Body was vile, filthy, degraded, and degrading ; it was the curse of man ; it was the clog upon the free development of Mind ; it was vnrestled yrith, hated, and despised. This beautiful Body, so richly endowed for enjoyment, was regarded as the ^sink of all iniquity.' Accordingly, Diogenes limited his desires to necessities.
He ate little ; and what he ate was of the coarsest. He tried to live upon raw meat and unboiled vegetables ; but failed* His dress consisted solely of a cloak : when he asked Anti- sthenes for a shirt, he was told to fold his cloak in two ; he did so.
What to read after The History of Philosophy From Thales to Comte, volume 1?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Lewes George Henry to read onlineMoreLess
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