martes, 12 de julio de 2016

Blog Session 4

A while ago I heard about the cynicism and it caught my attention. I'll write a bit about the topic with information that I found on the web.

The Cynicism is a philosophical current, but it is not only a mode of thinking is also a life style. This has its origins in ancient Greece and was founded by Antisthenes and Diogenes. The name to come from the Greek’s word kynos that means dog, by behavior them.

They thought that happiness comes to for a simple and natural life, that the people can be free and autonomous without material things. To achieve this requires hard physical and mental training to enable endure hunger and cold.


Cynicism intended to give answers in a period of cultural crisis, expressing discomfort. It was characteristic of the Cynics continual transgression of traditional values ​​and social norms. They used sarcasm to mock the problems of their cities.

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