AHST 222 /322 Lecture 16: Modern authors, Ancient people, Terminology
Hellenistic Philosophy
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Cynicism
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Stoicism
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Epicureanism
Modern Authors:
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R.W. Sharples, “Philosophy for Life”, in G.R. Bugh, ed., The Cambridge Companion to the Hellenistic World.
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P. Mitsis, “The Institutions of Hellenistic Philosophy”, in A. Erskine, ed., A Companion to the Hellenistic World
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F. Sayre, The Greek Cynics: not in Macquarie Library.
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D.R. Dudley, A History of Cynicism
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L. Navia, Classical Cynicism
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Branham & M. Goulet-Caze, The Cynics: the Cynic Movement in Antiquity
and its Legacy.
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T.W. Martin, “The Chronos Myth in Cynic Philosophy”, G.R.B.S. 38,
1997
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F.G. Downing, Cynics and Christian Origins.
Ancient People, both characters and authors:
| Antisthenes |
Diogenes Laertius (“Doxographer”) |
| Diogenes of Sinope |
Lucian of Samosata |
| Aelian 14.33 |
Crates (328-5) |
| Hipparcheia |
Bion of Borysthenes |
| Antigonus Gonatas |
Chrysippus |
| Seneca |
Zeno |
| Posidonius |
Epictetus |
| Dio Chrysostom |
Lucretius |
Terminology: (N.B. only some of this ended up being used
in the lecture)
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adiaphoria: Indifference
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aneideia: Shamelessness
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parrhesia: Frankness
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Nomos and Physis: (mere) Convention and Nature
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Logos spermatikos: seminal Reason, the “seeds of Reason”.
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pronoia: forethought
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Logos, reason / rationality / sense, and nomos, natural law.
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cosmopolites: a “world citizen”.
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ataraxia: a/taraxia, imperturbability
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Hedone: Pleasure