Antisthenes

[an-tis-thuh-neez]

noun

444?–365? b.c., Greek philosopher: founder of the Cynic school.

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Antisthenes (ænˈtɪsθəˌniːz)

—n
	?445--365 bc, Greek philosopher, founder of the Cynic school, who taught that the only good was virtue, won by self-control and independence from worldly needs

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Antisthenes

Greek philosopher, of Athens, who was a disciple of Socrates and is considered the founder of the Cynic school of philosophy, though Diogenes of Sinope often is given that credit.

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