Antisthenes

American  

[an-tis-thuh-neez] / ænˈtɪs θəˌniz /

noun

1. 444?–365? b.c., Greek philosopher: founder of the Cynic school.

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Antisthenes British  

/ ænˈtɪsθəˌniːz /

noun

1. ?445–365 _bc , Greek philosopher, founder of the Cynic school, who taught that the only good was virtue, won by self-control and independence from worldly needs

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Example Sentences

And we know that Antisthenes, the founder of the school, made ample use of them in his ethical teaching.

From Atheism in Pagan Antiquity by Andersen, Ingeborg

Overcome by the importunity of Diogenes, Antisthenes yielded, and permitted him to become his scholar.

From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

Happiness; Antisthenes on, 159; Plato on, 220-1; Aristotle on, 314-15; Stoics on, 351; Epicurus on, 358, 361; distinguished from pleasure, 221.

From A Critical History of Greek Philosophy by Stace, W. T. (Walter Terence)

"Virtue is sufficient for happiness," said Antisthenes, "and for virtue nothing is requisite but the strength of a Socrates; it is a matter of action, and does not require many words, or much learning."

From A Critical History of Greek Philosophy by Stace, W. T. (Walter Terence)

The Stoic School, whose founder, Zeno, was a disciple of old Antisthenes, gradually built up a theory of moral life which has on the whole weathered the storms of time with great success.

From Five Stages of Greek Religion by Murray, Gilbert