The Cynic Enlightenment

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Author	: Louisa Shea
Publisher	: JHU Press
Total Pages	: 285
Release	: 2010
ISBN-10	: 9780801893858
ISBN-13	: 0801893852
Rating	: 4/5 (58 Downloads)

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Book Synopsis The Cynic Enlightenment by : Louisa Shea

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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