Kynikos

Japanese: kynikos
Kynikos

…An ancient Greek sect of philosophy founded by Antisthenes, a student of Socrates. They despised social norms and idealized a life of "dog-like" (in Greek, kynikos) content with what nature gives them. The English word cynicism comes from this. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "kynikos" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ソクラテスの弟子アンティステネスの創唱した古代ギリシア哲学の一派。社会規範を蔑視し,自然に与えられたものだけで満足して生きる〈犬のような〉(ギリシア語でキュニコスkynikos)人生を理想とした。英語のシニシズムcynicismはこれに由来する。…

※「kynikos」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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