The Cynic Enlightenment

The Cynic Enlightenment
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Publisher : JHU Press
Total Pages : 285
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ISBN-10 : 9780801893858
ISBN-13 : 0801893852
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Book Synopsis The Cynic Enlightenment by : Louisa Shea

Download or read book The Cynic Enlightenment written by Louisa Shea and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reveals the importance of ancient Cynicism in defining the Enlightenment and its legacy. This book explores modernity's debt to Cynicism by examining the works of thinkers who turned to the ancient Cynics and dared to imagine an alliance between a socially engaged Enlightenment and the least respectable of early Greek philosophies.


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