Iron County Record | 1923-10-19 | Page 3 | Greek Cynics.

Greek Cynics CynIc The Cynics were n Q sect of Grecian philosophers founded by about B. B C. C The Tho Cynics were noted d for tor their morose and gloomy views of nf life for tor their disregard of nil sciences save that of morality and for tor tl their lr contempt for tor the ordinary conventionalities convention of life The word cynic Is derived derived de dp rived rI either from the place where taught or from Gr Or doglike In ID allusion allu sion slon to the snarling or surly manner manlier affected by the philosophers rs of this school To Diogenes of SIn ope the most distinguished disciple of Antis Antis- thenes the Athenians erected n R column col col- of ot ll marble surmounted by bya a dog