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Explains Cynicism's rise in popularity in the ancient world by exploring the set of attitudes that collectively formed the Greek praise of poverty. The author argues that economic, military, and philosophical thought contains explicit criticisms of wealth and praise of poverty. This is a work of ancient Cynicism and its classical environment.
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The Greek Praise of Poverty, William Desmond
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- 2006
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- Title
- The Greek Praise of Poverty
- Language
- English
- Authors
- William Desmond
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Publisher
- 2006
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0268025827
- ISBN13
- 9780268025823
- Category
- Social sciences, History
- Description
- Explains Cynicism's rise in popularity in the ancient world by exploring the set of attitudes that collectively formed the Greek praise of poverty. The author argues that economic, military, and philosophical thought contains explicit criticisms of wealth and praise of poverty. This is a work of ancient Cynicism and its classical environment.