The Greek Praise of Poverty

Autor*innen

• William Desmond

Parameter

• 240 Seiten
• 9 Lesestunden

• Geschichte
• Philosophie

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Explains Cynicism's rise in popularity in the ancient world by exploring the set of attitudes that collectively formed the Greek praise of poverty. The author argues that economic, military, and philosophical thought contains explicit criticisms of wealth and praise of poverty. This is a work of ancient Cynicism and its classical environment.

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2006
• Einband: Paperback