Volume 66 (2011), 6

The paper examines the relationship between ancient Cynicism and his modern counterpart – cynicism. Ancient Cynicism is a strictly ethical way of life, while modern cynicism despises all ethical values. Ancient Cynicism is said to be a „shortest way to virtue“ and characterized by its commitment to a life in agreement with nature, radical freedom, self-sufficiency… Read more

Článok sa sústreďuje na Antisthenovo chápanie výchovy, ktoré bolo nepochybne inšpirované Sókratom. Kľúčový zlomok – „počiatkom výchovy je skúmanie mien“ – je dokladom o úzkom spojení logiky a etiky, aké môžeme nájsť aj v Platónových a Xenofóntových dialógoch. Autor článku porovnáva Antisthenov koncept paideie s Isokratovým rétorickým ideálom a poukazuje na… Read more

The paper deals with the Socratic ethics as developed by Antisthenes and conceived by the doxografical tradition as the basis of Diogenes’ Cynicism. The author tries to show that Antisthenes’ thought as a whole is connected with paideia (education). Thus Antisthenes’ interpretations of Homer as well as his logical paradoxes have ethical aiming. There is a… Read more

The problem of true life has been central in the history of our philosophical and spiritual thought (Foucault), though it plays a much less important role in contemporary thought. The article presents a framework for understanding the comeback of philosophical interest in ancient Cynicism by situating it in the contemporary context of reconsidering the question of… Read more