The Greek Praise of Poverty: Origins of Ancient Cynicism PUB20011201 especially those advancing the MDGs

especially those advancing the MDGs (Millennium Development Goals) designed to alleviate dire poverty

ISBN-13: 9780060613839

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Published: 05/29/2019

helping to create a new academic field and founding institutions to establish it

The Greek Praise of Poverty: Origins of Ancient Cynicism PUB20011201 especially those advancing the MDGsWilliam Desmond, taking issue with typical assessments of the ancient Cynics, contends that figures such as Antisthenes and Diogenes were not cultural outcasts or marginal voices in the classical culture of the fifth and fourth centuries B. C. Rather, the Cynic movement had deep and significant roots in what Desmond calls "the Greek praise of poverty." Desmond demonstrates that classical attitudes toward wealth were complex and ambivalent, and allowed