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          Antisthenes

          Greek philosopher, founder of Cynicism (c.446–c.366 BCE)

          For other people named Antisthenes, see Antisthenes (disambiguation).

          Antisthenes (;[2]Ancient Greek: Ἀντισθένης, pronounced[an.tis.tʰén.ε:s]; c.

          446 – c. 366 BCE)[1] was a Greek philosopher and a pupil of Socrates.

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          6. Antisthenes first learned rhetoric under Gorgias before becoming an ardent disciple of Socrates. He adopted and developed the ethical side of Socrates' teachings, advocating an ascetic life lived in accordance with virtue. Later writers regarded him as the founder of Cynic philosophy.

          Life

          Antisthenes was born c. 446 BCE, the son of Antisthenes, an Athenian. His mother was thought to have been a Thracian,[3] though some say a Phrygian, an opinion probably derived from his sarcastic reply to a man who reviled him as not being a genuine Athenian citizen, that the mother of the gods was a Phrygian[4] (referring to Cybele, the Anatol