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This book is primarily a commentary on the edition of the surviving textual passages by and about Antisthenes of Athens, the famed disciple of Socrates (c. 445–360 BCE), published by Gabriele Giannantoni in 1983 in his Socraticorum
In short, Antisthenes was a Socratic philosopher and a major literary figure in his day, whose genre of choice was prose fiction, and more specifically prose dialogues. Antisthenes was known in antiquity as the equal of writers such as Plato and Xenophon
Antisthenes of Athens (c. 445-365 BCE) was a famous ancient disciple of Socrates, senior to Plato by fifteen years and inspirational to Xenophon. He is relevant to two of the greatest turning points in ...
Prince’s book commences with a rather short introduction of 23 pages that includes a discussion of her approach to Antisthenes’ texts (1–8) along with brief comments on the ‘Modern Reception of Antisthenes’ (8–11), ‘The Life of Antisthenes and the Limits of Biographical Scholarship’ (11–12), ‘Antisthenes’ Intellectual ...
1 sty 2015 · Antisthenes of Athens (c. 445-365 BCE) was a famous ancient disciple of Socrates, senior to Plato by fifteen years and inspirational to Xenophon. He is relevant to two of the greatest...
Antisthenes (c. 446—366 B.C.E.) Known in antiquity as an accomplished orator, a companion of Socrates, and a philosopher, Antisthenes presently gains renown from his status as either a founder or a forerunner of Cynicism. He was the teacher to Diogenes of Sinope, and he is regarded by Diogenes Laertius as the first Cynic philosopher.
Antisthenes is approached as an important personality forming some kind of bridge between the classical Socratic tradition of thought and Hellenistic forms of Socratism. In this respect, a crucial place is held by Cynicism, which espouses the Socratic legacy thanks to Antisthenes’ ethical teaching.
